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compressed

/kəmˈpɹɛst/adjective2 syllables

Compressed means: pressed tightly together.

Synonyms for compressed6

adjective, as in pressed tightly together

tight, closed, shut

adjective, as in flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)

flat, thin

adjective, as in reduced in volume by pressure

compressible

What does compressed mean?3

adjective

1

pressed tightly together“with lips compressed”

2

flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)

3

reduced in volume by pressure“compressed air”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with compressed?51

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All 51 rhymes for compressed, grouped by syllable

Compressed in a sentence

  • If something was compressed, then something else expanded.ravas
  • When the chest is too compressed, one can have a hard time breathing.marioo
  • Fourteen billion years ago, the universe was a compressed ball of fire.carlosalberto
  • Send it to me as a compressed file.Swift
  • The gas was compressed into a gas cylinder.sundown
  • He says he has a compressed sensation in the chest.Amastan
  • Diego grabbed a big wad of toilet paper and compressed it into a ball.Amastan
  • Under this type of geo-sequestration, carbon dioxide from power plants is compressed into liquid and pumped underground.Cangarejo

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