Synonyms of squashy

squashy

adjective

ˈskwä-shē 

as in soft

giving easily to the touch

a bed covered in big squashy pillows

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soft
• floppy
• spongy
• squishy
• flabby
• mushy
• pulpy
• compressible
• squooshy
• fleshy
• limp
• doughy
• flaccid
• flexible
• elastic
• yielding
• droopy
• lank
• pliable
• pliant
• malleable
• resilient
• slack
• workable
• light
• supple
• bendable
• willowy
• crushable
• airy
• kneadable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• solid
• hard
• firm
• rigid
• stiff
• inelastic
• inflexible
• sturdy
• sound
• unyielding
• strong
• resistant
• tense
• tough
• unbending
• stiffened
• compressed
• hardened
• indurated
• compacted
• tempered
• substantial
• condensed
• rock
• adamantine
• crush-proof
• rocklike
• case-hardened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of squashy

Feel its malleability between your teeth, how its squashy fragility—marshy like the plant from which it was originally harvested—gives a bit before bouncing back. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026

Its restaurant, Roxy Bar, sits beneath an eight-story-high skylight and is packed with squashy leather armchairs upon which to luxuriate and dine. — Kelsey Stiegman, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026

Expect roaring fires, squashy armchairs, and hedonistic feasts. — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025

Sauté only a minute or two on each side, until the skin is crisped and the flesh is just springy rather than squashy. — Janelle Davis, CNN, 25 May 2022

Mentions of the squashy dessert can be traced back to the paper’s first year in circulation. — Angela Roberts, baltimoresun.com, 19 Nov. 2020