Compress and Shake hands

Opposite meaning terms

Compress verb - To reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together.

Show all Definitions

Shake hands is an antonym for compress.

Shake hands verb - Take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation.

Show all Definitions

Compress is an antonym for shake hands in touch topic.

Cite this Source

Shake hands and Compress. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compress/shake_hands

Compress & Shake hands. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/compress/shake_hands>.

Shake hands or Compress. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/compress/shake_hands.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "compress" and "shake hands" have occurred on timeline