uncompressed

Not made smaller

Uncompressed describes data or files stored in their original form without size-reduction encoding.

Uncompressed audio and video preserve full quality but consume more storage space: The studio archives uncompressed masters.

More broadly, anything not squeezed or compacted: uncompressed air, uncompressed soil.

raw

unprocessed

Not yet treated

natural · original · unedited · unaltered · pristine · virgin · whole · intact · pure · unadulterated

bulk

expanded

Made larger or wider

loose · unpacked · bloated · swollen · distended · puffed · aerated · fluffy · unvacuumed · unsealed

quality

fidelity

Loyalty or exactness

richness · depth · resolution · definition · precision · accuracy · nuance · authenticity · realism · vividness

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Opposites
physical compression state

uncompressedcompressed

Reduced by pressure

compacted · squeezed · crushed · pressed · condensed

digital file compression

uncompressedcompressed

Reduced by pressure

zipped · encoded · archived · packed · deflated

Family

uncompress, uncompressing, uncompresses

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