What are some opposite words for compression?
Antonyms for compression
kəmˈprɛʃ əncom·pres·sion
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term compression.
Wiktionary
compressionnoun
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rarefaction, decompressioncompressionnoun
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decompression, rarefactioncompressionnoun
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rarefaction, decompressioncompressionnoun
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decompression, rarefactioncompressionnoun
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rarefaction, decompression
English Synonyms and Antonyms
compression
Antonyms:
circumlocution, diffuseness, periphrasis, pleonasm, prolixity, redundance, redundancy, surplusage, tautology, tediousness, verbiage, verbosity, wordinessSynonyms:
brevity, compactness, conciseness, condensation, directness, plainness, shortness, succinctness, terseness
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Princeton's WordNet
compaction, compression, concretion, densificationnoun
an increase in the density of something
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decompression, decompressingSynonyms:
densification, condensation, compressing, coalescence, crush, calculus, concretion, coalition, compaction, crunch, conglutination, contraction, coalescencycompression, condensation, contractionnoun
the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
"the contraction of a gas on cooling"
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decompression, decompressingSynonyms:
densification, abridgement, condensation, compressing, abridgment, capsule, concretion, compaction, muscle contraction, condensate, muscular contraction, contraction, condensingcompressionnoun
encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
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decompression, decompressingSynonyms:
compressing, condensation, concretion, compaction, densification, contractioncompression, compressingnoun
applying pressure
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decompression, decompressingSynonyms:
compressing, condensation, concretion, compaction, densification, contraction
How to use compression in a sentence?
We are one of three in the country and so the benefit of this ultrasound is it images the breast using water and transmission ultrasound and so it's safer to do where there's no radiation, it's not painful there's no compression.
We have some compression in the schedule, votes are going to be all over the place.
China represents a significant growth opportunity for global financial service companies, developed markets such as the United States and Europe are highly competitive and mature which have led to fee compression and diminishing opportunities.
So as these compression garments claim it increases the blood flow during exercise, those negative -- well potentially negative -- properties can be washed out sooner.
Precision leads to efficiency, efficiency leads to decreased usage, decreased usage leads to decreased margins or margin compression, and that will lead to companies getting leaner and meaner.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#5864 | compression | |
#16133 | redundancy | |
#32740 | decompression | |
#50252 | verbosity | |
#78060 | verbiage | |
#99591 | tautology | |
#113862 | decompressing | |
#192322 | rarefaction | |
#259628 | wordiness | |
#264839 | circumlocution | |
#272458 | surplusage | |
#293192 | tediousness | |
#318584 | prolixity |
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