decompressing

English Thesaurus

1. relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	alleviation, easement, easing, relief,
definition	:	the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) (noun.act)

antonym	:	compressing, compression,
definition	:	applying pressure (noun.act)

derivation	:	decompress, depressurise, depressurize,
definition	:	decrease the pressure of (verb.change)

antonym	:	compressing, compression,
definition	:	applying pressure (noun.act)

derivation	:	decompress, depressurise, depressurize,
definition	:	decrease the pressure of (verb.change)