COMPRESS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for COMPRESS?

Need another word that means the same as “compress”? Find 26 synonyms and 30 related words for “compress” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Compress” are: compact, pack together, constrict, contract, press, squeeze, flatten, purse, press together, squeeze together, pinch, crimp, abridge, shorten, cut, condense, abbreviate, telescope, bandage, covering, gauze, lint, ligature, swathe, poultice, salve

Compress as a Noun

Definitions of "Compress" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “compress” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A pad of lint or other absorbent material pressed on to part of the body to relieve inflammation or stop bleeding.
• A cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever.

Synonyms of "Compress" as a noun (8 Words)

bandage	A strip of woven material used to bind up a wound or to protect an injured part of the body. Her leg was swathed in bandages.
covering	The act of protecting something by covering it. A vinyl floor covering.
gauze	(medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings. A hat swathed in green gauze.
ligature	Thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood. There was no sign of the ligature which strangled her.
lint	The fibrous material of a cotton boll. Some fabrics leave tiny specks of lint on the glass.
poultice	A medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.
salve	Semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation. The wound should be washed with water and then a salve applied.
swathe	A strip left clear by the passage of a mowing machine or scythe. Vast swathes of countryside.

Usage Examples of "Compress" as a noun

• A cold compress.

Compress as a Verb

Definitions of "Compress" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “compress” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Alter the form of (data) to reduce the amount of storage necessary.
• Express in a shorter form; abridge.
• Squeeze or press (two things) together.
• Reduce the dynamic range of (a sound signal).
• Flatten by pressure; squeeze or press.
• Squeeze or press together.
• Be squeezed or pressed together or into a smaller space.
• Make more compact by or as if by pressing.

Synonyms of "Compress" as a verb (18 Words)

abbreviate	Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements. I decided to abbreviate my stay in Cambridge.
abridge	Lessen, diminish, or curtail. The introduction is abridged from the author s afterword to the novel.
compact	Have the property of being packable or of compacting easily. The ideas are compacted into two sentences.
condense	Make more concise. He condensed the three plays into a three hour drama.
constrict	Inhibit or restrict. He felt his throat constrict.
contract	Enter into a contractual arrangement. The paper had contracted to publish extracts from the diaries.
crimp	Have a limiting or adverse effect on (something. Pliers will crimp wires together.
cut	Form or shape by cutting or incising. Cut a dress.
flatten	Make flat or flatter. Flatten your stomach with these exercises.
pack together	Fill to capacity.
pinch	Irritate as if by a nip pinch or tear. To explore in more detail just pinch the screen.
press	Place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure. Press your shirts.
press together	Squeeze or press together.
purse	(with reference to the lips) pucker or contract, typically to express disapproval or irritation. Marianne took a glance at her reflection and pursed her lips disgustedly.
shorten	Make or become shorter. Shorten the rope by a few inches.
squeeze	Squeeze tightly between the fingers. The economy is being squeezed by foreign debt repayments.
squeeze together	Squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness.
telescope	Make smaller or shorter. My hiking sticks telescope and can be put into the backpack.

Usage Examples of "Compress" as a verb

• She compressed her lips.
• In this chapter we compress into summary form the main findings.
• The skirt can be folded and compressed into a relatively small bag.
• Her face compressed into a frown.
• Compress the data.
• Viola compressed her lips together grimly.

Associations of "Compress" (30 Words)

chill	Chilly. He was confined to bed with a severe chill.
compact	A mass of powdered metal compacted together in preparation for sintering. Compact clusters of flowers.
compactly	With concise and precise brevity; to the point. He wrote compactly but clearly.
compendious	Briefly giving the gist of something. A compendious study.
compressed	Flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes. Compressed air.
compression	Encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required.
concise	Giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive. A concise account of the country s history.
condense	Develop due to condensation. All our planets condensed out of the same material.
connote	(of a fact) imply as a consequence or condition. The term modern science usually connotes a complete openness to empirical testing.
constrict	Inhibit or restrict. Chemicals that constrict the blood vessels.
contraction	The process of becoming smaller. The manufacturing sector suffered a severe contraction.
crowded	Overfilled or compacted or concentrated. The crowded streets of Southwark.
dense	Permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter. Dense as lead.
disassemble	Take apart into its constituent pieces. It is permissible for a lawful user to disassemble a computer program to determine its interfaces.
economizer	A person who reduces expenditure.
flatten	Make flat or flatter. Her hair had been flattened by the storm.
freeze	Cause to freeze. Workers faced a pay freeze.
minimize	Reduce (something, especially something undesirable) to the smallest possible amount or degree. They may minimize or even overlook the importance of such beliefs.
packed	Extremely crowed or filled to capacity. A packed theater.
pressed	(of juice or oil) extracted by crushing or squeezing fruit, vegetables, etc. Freshly pressed orange juice.
pressure	The pressure exerted by the atmosphere. The sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal.
refrigerant	Any substance used to provide cooling (as in a refrigerator. A refrigerant substance such as ice or solid carbon dioxide.
small	Into small pieces. Small children.
solidify	Make solid or more solid cause to solidify. Social and political pressures helped to solidify national identities.
squash	Edible fruit of a squash plant eaten as a vegetable. The proposal was immediately squashed by the Heritage Department.
squeeze	Squeeze like a wedge into a tight space. Freshly squeezed orange juice.
teeming	Abundantly filled with especially living things. The teeming boulevard.
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. She s thick and she s rocking it.
thorough	Performed comprehensively and completely. The British authorities are very thorough.
tight	Pulled or drawn tight. The folk were far too tight to let anyone know.