Need another word that means the same as “compact”? Find 49 synonyms and 30 related words for “compact” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Compact” are: compendious, succinct, summary, heavyset, stocky, thick, thickset, dense, packed close, close-packed, pressed together, small, little, petite, miniature, mini, small-scale, neat, economic of space, concise, condensed, crisp, terse, brief, pithy, epigrammatic, aphoristic, elliptical, compress, pack together, bundle, pack, wad, constrict, contract, press, squeeze, condense, pack down, press down, tamp, tamp down, cram down, ram down, flatten, concordat, covenant, powder compact, compact car
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “compact” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| compact car | A small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman’s purse. |
| concordat | A signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action. Napoleon I s concordat with the papacy. |
| covenant | An agreement which brings about a relationship of commitment between God and his people The Jewish faith is based on the biblical covenants made with Abraham Moses and David. There was a covenant between them that her name was never to be mentioned. |
| powder compact | A mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “compact” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| bundle | Make into a bundle. He bundled up his few possessions. |
| compress | Squeeze or press together. The skirt can be folded and compressed into a relatively small bag. |
| condense | Make more concise. Condense the contents of a book into a summary. |
| constrict | Make narrower, especially by encircling pressure. The fear and the reality of crime constrict many people s lives. |
| contract | Enter into a contractual arrangement. The paper had contracted to publish extracts from the diaries. |
| cram down | Put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled. |
| flatten | Defeat heavily in a contest. Guy flattened himself against the wall. |
| pack | Hike with a backpack. The organs were packed in ice. |
| pack down | Compress into a wad. |
| pack together | Press down tightly. |
| press | Press and smooth with a heated iron. He stubbornly pressed on with his work. |
| press down | Be urgent. |
| ram down | Bring down or defeat (an opponent. |
| squeeze | Squeeze someone tightly in your arms usually with fondness. She squeezed the bottle. |
| tamp | Ram or pack (a substance) down or into something firmly. Tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso. |
| tamp down | Press down tightly. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “compact” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| aphoristic | Containing aphorisms or maxims. |
| brief | Concise in expression; using few words. A brief stay in the country. |
| close-packed | Packed especially tightly. |
| compendious | Containing or presenting the essential facts of something in a comprehensive but concise way. A short and compendious book. |
| concise | Giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive. A concise account of the country s history. |
| condensed | (of a liquid) thickened by heating to reduce the water content; concentrated. A condensed version of the report. |
| crisp | Tender and brittle. Her answer was crisp. |
| dense | Hard to pass through because of dense growth. Am I being dense I don t quite understand. |
| economic of space | Using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness. |
| elliptical | Rounded like an egg. The explanation was concise even elliptical to the verge of obscurity. |
| epigrammatic | Terse and witty and like a maxim. An epigrammatic style. |
| heavyset | (of a person) broad and strongly built. He was tall and heavyset. |
| little | Informal small and of little importance. A sweet little deal. |
| mini | Denoting a miniature version of something. A mini camera. |
| miniature | Being on a very small scale. Children dressed as miniature adults. |
| neat | Having a pleasing appearance; well formed. It was a neat plan but bound to fail. |
| packed close | Filled to capacity. |
| petite | Very small. Her petite figure. |
| pithy | (of language or style) terse and vigorously expressive. His characteristically pithy comments. |
| pressed together | Compacted by ironing. |
| small | Have fine or very small constituent particles. Helped in my own small way. |
| small-scale | Created or drawn on a small scale. |
| stocky | Broad and sturdily built. He had a short stocky body. |
| succinct | Briefly giving the gist of something. Succinct comparisons. |
| summary | (of a conviction) made by a judge or magistrate without a jury. A summary execution. |
| terse | Sparing in the use of words; abrupt. Short and terse and easy to understand. |
| thick | Spoken as if with a thick tongue. Thick night. |
| thickset | Having a short and solid form or stature. A thickset young man. |
| abridgment | A shortened version of a written work. |
| brief | Instruct a barrister by brief. Be brief and don t talk for longer than is necessary. |
| compactly | With concise and precise brevity; to the point. He wrote compactly but clearly. |
| compendious | Containing or presenting the essential facts of something in a comprehensive but concise way. A short and compendious book. |
| compress | Squeeze or press together. Her face compressed into a frown. |
| compressed | Reduced in volume by pressure. Compressed gas. |
| compression | The reduction in volume (causing an increase in pressure) of the fuel mixture in an internal combustion engine before ignition. |
| concise | Expressing much in few words. A concise explanation. |
| connote | (of a fact) imply as a consequence or condition. Spinsterhood connoted failure. |
| constrict | Become narrower. Boas constrict and suffocate their prey. |
| constricted | Inhibited; restricted. A constricted blood vessel. |
| context | The set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event. The historical context. |
| crowded | Overfilled or compacted or concentrated. Crowded trains. |
| dense | Permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter. Dense as lead. |
| filled | Of purchase orders that have been filled. Well filled hours. |
| jammed | Extremely crowed or filled to capacity. A suitcase jammed with dirty clothes. |
| laconic | (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words. The laconic reply yes. |
| narrowed | Reduced in size as by squeezing together. A narrowed view of the world. |
| nonporous | Not porous; especially not having vessels that appear as pores. |
| packed | Pressed together or compressed. A packed theater. |
| pithy | (of a fruit or plant) containing much pith. Welcomed her pithy comments. |
| pressed | Flattened, shaped, or smoothed by the application of pressure, typically from an iron. Pressed flowers. |
| sententious | Abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing- Kathleen Barnes. The peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams. |
| succinct | (especially of something written or spoken) briefly and clearly expressed. Use short succinct sentences. |
| summary | Not including needless details or formalities; brief. A summary execution. |
| teeming | Full of people or things; crowded. The teeming boulevard. |
| terse | Brief and to the point; effectively cut short. A terse statement. |
| thick | Not thin of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions. The ground was thick with yellow leaves. |
| thorough | Performed comprehensively and completely; not superficial or partial. Our accountant is thorough. |
| tight | Pulled or drawn tight. Held tight. |
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