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Synonyms for squat

27 synonyms
1 antonym
3 meanings

adjective
verb
noun

Most common

stumpy short stocky low

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Stumpy

stumpy, stubby US AU CA, short, stocky, low, chunky, thick, dumpty, squatty

Other

underslung, stuggy

Verb

1. Crouch

crouch, stoop, couch, bunker down, cower, scrunch up informal, scrunch, hug, hunker

Other

Noun

1. Diddly

diddly, jack, hill of beans informal, diddly-squat slang US, shit vulgar

Other

Antonyms

All antonyms of squat →

Definitions

adj. 1
Relatively short or low, and thick or broad.
v. 1
To bend deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.
n. 1
A position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.

Related words

Word family: squatness squatter squatty
Phrases: hot squat jack squat flamingo squat plié squat shrimp squat squat cage squat pad squat rack

Forms

Plural: squats → diddlies, jacks, shits, nothings…
Past participle: squatted
e.g. squatted → crouched, stooped, couched, cowered…

Example sentences

stocky Mary is quite stocky, isn't she?
dumpty Said Mr. Dumpty to Mr. Gravity, "You crack me up!"

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
squat		rising
stocky		rising
dumpty		falling
stumpy		rising
squatty		rising
underslung		falling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: low¹, hug¹
4 letters: shit¹, jack¹
5 letters: short¹, thick¹, couch¹, stoop¹, cower²
6 letters: settle², chunky², crouch¹, stubby², stocky², dumpty², hunker², stumpy, diddly, stuggy
7 letters: nothing², scrunch¹, squatty²
10 letters: underslung

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cower² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: accroupi
Italiano: accovacciato