Synonyms for decompression
ˌdi kəmˈprɛʃ ənde·com·pres·sion

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1. decompressionnoun

   restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display

   Synonyms:
   decompressing

   Antonyms:
   compression, compressing

2. decompression, decompressingnoun

   relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure)

   Synonyms:
   decompressing

   Antonyms:
   compression, compressing

Matched Categories

1. • Decoding
   • Relief

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1. List of paraphrases for "decompression":

   relieving

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1. Eric Adams:

   Without a doubt it is unsustainable, and I stated that two weeks ago. I called on the president to do a decompression strategy. We believe that strategy is working.

2. Darren Ellisor:

   We were passing through about 32,000 feet when we heard a large bang and a rapid decompression.

3. Eric Adams:

   We were seeing anywhere from nine to 10 buses in the city. We saw two in the last few days. We received a call from El Paso. The mayor has stated that he would no longer send buses here to New York due to that decompression strategy.

4. Shana Alexander:

   A plane is a bad place for an all-out sleep, but a good place to begin rest and recovery from the trip to the faraway places you've been, a decompression chamber between Here and There. Though a plane is not the ideal place really to think, to reassess or reevaluate things, it is a great place to have the illusion of doing so, and often the illusion will suffice.