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Synonyms for squish

Most common

squeeze squash mash compress squelch slosh

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Squeeze — to squeeze, compress, or crush (especially something moist)

squeeze, squash, mash, compress, press, condense, squoosh informal

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To squeeze, compress, or crush (especially something moist).

    The sandwich tasted fine, even though it had got squished in his lunchbox.

  2. v. 2

    To be compressed or squeezed.

Related words

Word family
squishy

Forms

Past participle
squished
e.g. squished → squeezed, squashed, mashed, compressed…

Example sentences

  • squeeze Everyone squeeze together so I can take a picture.
  • squash Squash, vanilla beans, and yams are the main crops.
  • mash I have not escaped any calamity. Mash potatoes!
  • compress I stomped on the pile of leaves to compress it.
  • squelch If you squelch the fire with water, the coals will not smolder.
  • slosh "Would you please stop making your soup slosh? You'll ruin the carpet!"

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
squishrising
squeezerising
squashrising
mashrising
compressrising
squelchrising

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

By length

4 letters
mash1, slop1
5 letters
press1, slosh1
6 letters
splash1, squash1, splosh
7 letters
squeeze1, squelch1, squoosh
8 letters
compress2, condense2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (compress2 = 2 syllables).