Compression and Swelling

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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

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Swelling is an antonym for compression.

Swelling noun - A small rounded mass of swollen tissue.

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Compression is an antonym for swelling.

Nearby Word: swell

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

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