compact
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- closely packed, compressed, condensed, dense, pressed together, solid, thick
- brief, compendious, concise, succinct, terse, to the point
[verb]
Synonyms:
- pack closely, compress, condense, cram, stuff, tamp
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[noun]
agreement, arrangement, bargain, bond, contract, covenant, deal, pact, treaty, understanding

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Contrasted words: loose, slack, unconstrained, rare, tenuous, thin, disperse, dissipate, fluff, loosen
Related Words: hard, appressed, bunched, packed, compress, condense, contract, combine, unite, set, solidify

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English Thesaurus: small, little, low, slight, minor, ...

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I. com‧pact¹ /kəmˈpækt, ˈkɒmpækt $ kəmˈpækt/ adjective
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: compactus, past participle of compingere 'to put together', from com- ( ⇒ COM-) + pangere 'to fasten']

1. small, but arranged so that everything fits neatly into the space available – used to show approval:
The compact design of the machine allows it to be stored easily.
The students’ rooms were compact, with a desk, bed, and closet built in.

2. packed or put together firmly and closely:
The bushes grew in a compact mass.

3. small, but solid and strong:
a short compact-looking man
—compactly adverb
—compactness noun [uncountable]

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II. com‧pact² /ˈkɒmpækt $ ˈkɑːm-/ noun [countable]
[Sense 1-3: Date: 1900-2000; Origin: ⇒ compact¹ ]
[Sense 4: Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: compactum, from compacisci 'to make an agreement', from com- ( ⇒ COM-) + pacisci 'to contract']

1. a small flat container with a mirror, containing powder for a woman’s face

2. a compact camera

3. American English a small car

4. formal an agreement between countries or people:
A compact was negotiated between the company and the union.

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III. com‧pact³ /kəmˈpækt/ verb [transitive]
to press something together so that it becomes smaller or more solid:
compacted earth

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small not large in size, amount, or effect:
a small boat
small businesses
a small amount of money
small changes
little [usually before noun] small – used about objects, places, and living things. Used especially with other adjectives to show how you feel about someone or something:
It’s a very pretty little town.
The poor little dog has hurt its leg.
The cake was decorated with little flowers.
low used about prices, rents, levels, or standards:
People on low incomes are finding it difficult to pay fuel bills.
The crime rate in the area is relatively low.
slight [usually before noun] small and not very important or not very noticeable:
a slight problem
There’s been a slight improvement in his health.
a slight increase in sales
minor small and not important or not serious:
minor injuries
We’ve made some minor changes to the program.
compact small – used about places, buildings etc in which space is used effectively, or about phones, cameras, cars etc which are designed to be much smaller than usual:
The apartments are very compact.
a compact camera
It is a pleasant and compact city.
poky especially British English used about a room, house etc that is too small:
a poky bedroom
a poky flat
cramped used about a space, room, or vehicle that is too small because people do not have enough room to move around:
They all lived together in a cramped apartment.
The car feels cramped with four adults in it.
tiny very small – used about objects, numbers, or amounts:
a tiny island
Dairy foods provide your body with a tiny amount of vitamin D.
teeny informal very small - used for emphasis:
I'll just have a teeny bit of cream.
There's just one teeny little problem.
a teeny little house
minute extremely small and extremely difficult to see or notice:
They found minute traces of poison in his body.
The differences are minute.
minute creatures
miniature a miniature camera, watch, railway etc is made in a very small size. A miniature horse, dog etc is bred to be a very small size:
The spy used a miniature camera.
the fashion for miniature pets
microscopic extremely small and impossible to see without special equipment:
microscopic organisms
microscopic particles of dust
minuscule /ˈmɪnəskjuːl, ˈmɪnɪskjuːl/ extremely small in a surprising way:
She was wearing a minuscule bikini.
The threat from terrorism is minuscule compared to other risks in our lives.
itty-bitty/itsy-bitsy [only before noun] American English informal very small:
An itty-bitty little bug crawled across his forehead.
We stayed at some itty-bitty hotel in a back street.

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