Compression and Decompressing

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Compression noun - Applying pressure.

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Decompressing is an antonym for compression.

Decompressing noun - Relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure).

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Compression is an antonym for decompressing.

Nearby Words: decompress, decompression, decompressed, decompressor

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Decompressing and Compression. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compression/decompressing

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