squishy

adjective

ˈskwi-shē 

squishier; squishiest

1

: being soft, yielding, and usually damp

2

: not firm, steady, or fixed : soft: such as

a

: lenient sense 1

b

: imprecise

squishy estimates

squishiness noun

Synonyms

• soft
• floppy
• spongy
• mushy

Examples of squishy in a Sentence

The ground was wet and squishy.

those are awfully squishy estimates for the final cost of a new football stadium

Recent Examples on the Web

Germain McMicking—Neon Advertisement Together is a squishy-gross body-horror comedy about the ways longtime couples sometimes meld sensibilities so completely that one partner or the other may feel subsumed by the whole. —Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Sep. 2025

Timing that shortest of all short windows between when an avocado is hard as rock and horribly black and squishy has become one of the millennium’s many small trials in life (for avocado fans at least). —Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Government watchdogs and the arms control community have criticized the NNSA's plans over squishy cost estimates and repeatedly sliding timelines. —Davis Winkie, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025

Plus, squishy pods in the footbed give my soles some extra love. —Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 29 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for squishy

• fishy

Kids Definition

squishy

adjective

ˈskwish-ē 

squishier; squishiest

: being soft, yielding, and damp