Hyphenation of compressed

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word compressed? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

com-pressed

Definitions of compressed:

1.	Pressed tightly together With lips compressed
2.	Reduced in volume by pressure Compressed air
3.	Flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)

Synonyms of compressed:

adj	tight, closed, shut
adj	compressible
adj	flat, thin

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.