Compression
Compression noun - The act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing.
Usage example: the compression of a long, complicated story into a two-hour movie is never easy
Lessening and compression are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lessening" instead a noun "Compression".
Lessening
Lessening noun - A change downward.
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Synonyms for Lessening
Compression and lessening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compression" instead a noun "Lessening".
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Related pairs
- abridgment and compression
- abridgment and lessening
- condensation and compression
- condensation and lessening
- decline and compression
- decline and lessening
- reduction and compression
- reduction and lessening
- depression and compression
- depression and lessening
- decrease and compression
- decrease and lessening
- ebb and compression
- ebb and lessening
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