Antonyms for compact
| Grammar : Adj, noun, verb |
| Spell : adjective kuhm-pakt, kom-, kom-pakt; verb kuhm-pakt; noun kom-pakt |
| Phonetic Transcription : adjective kəmˈpækt, kɒm-, ˈkɒm pækt; verb kəmˈpækt; noun ˈkɒm pækt |
Definition of compact
Origin :- late 14c., from Middle French compact (14c.) or directly from Latin compactus "concentrated," past participle of compingere "to fasten together, construct," from com- "with, together" (see com-) + pangere "to fix, fasten" (see pact). Compact car is 1960. Compact disc is from 1979.
- adj condensed
- adj short, brief
- noun agreement
- verb make condensed
- A compact little group of men rounded the bend and approached.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- The officers and other white men stood about in a compact and silent group.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- The hour that sealed the compact between us was one of regret and alarm.
- Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- This writing, mighty Ferdinand, contains the articles of our compact.
- Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- With the Christian monarch, there is no hope of peace or compact.
- Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- The young men were standing in compact groups near the windows.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- The "Compact" swung and tilted with the jolt of her energetic movements.
- Extract from : « Four Girls and a Compact » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
- What if she were disobeying the Compact—death to the Wicked Compact!
- Extract from : « Four Girls and a Compact » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
- Was painting Amelia's portrait a breach, too, of the Compact?
- Extract from : « Four Girls and a Compact » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
- In spite of the wicked old Compact, they would keep together.
- Extract from : « Four Girls and a Compact » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
Synonyms for compact
- alliance
- appressed
- arrangement
- bargain
- boiled down
- bond
- bunched
- close
- combine
- compendious
- compress
- compressed
- concentrate
- concise
- concordat
- condense
- consolidate
- contract
- convention
- covenant
- cram
- crowded
- deal
- dense
- engagement
- entente
- epigrammatic
- firm
- hard
- impenetrable
- impermeable
- in a nutshell
- indenture
- integrate
- laconic
- make a long story short
- marrowy
- meaty
- pack
- packed
- pact
- pithy
- pointed
- pressed
- set
- settlement
- short and sweet
- solid
- solidify
- stipulation
- stuff
- succinct
- terse
- thick
- tight
- to the point
- transaction
- treaty
- understanding
- unify
- unite
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