uncompress

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verb

To restore a compressed file to its normal size.

Similar
decompress
Opposite
compress
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Meanings

verbuncompress (third-person singular simple present uncompresses, present participle uncompressing, simple past and past participle uncompressed)

present singular third person uncompresses · participle present uncompressing · participle past uncompressed · past uncompressed

  1. transitivecomputingTo restore a compressed file to its normal size.

    Synonyms: decompress

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo restore a compressed file to its normal size.

Similar
decompress
Opposite
compress

More synonyms by meaning

verbrestore to its uncompressed form

Similar
decompress
Broader
restorereconstruct
Also see
decompressunzip

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From un- + compress.

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APA

uncompress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncompress

MLA

“uncompress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncompress. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncompress,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncompress.

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