Synonyms of squat

squat 1 of 3

adjective

as in stout

being compact and broad in build and often short in stature

a short, squat woman

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stout
• squatty
• plump
• sturdy
• stocky
• stumpy
• thickset
• dumpy
• stubby
• husky
• thick
• round
• chunky
• heavy
• heavyset
• fat
• full
• bulky
• burly
• beefy
• overweight
• obese
• chubby
• rotund
• brawny
• pudgy
• tubby
• soft
• corpulent
• fleshy
• weighty
• thickish
• gross
• potbellied
• portly
• paunchy
• flabby
• roly-poly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lean
• thin
• slender
• skinny
• fragile
• delicate
• puny
• frail
• spare
• slim
• angular
• bony
• lanky
• gaunt
• slight
• sinewy
• skeletal
• scrawny
• wasted
• lank
• emaciated
• haggard
• weedy
• wiry
• rawboned
• scraggy
• anorexic
• spindly
• cadaverous
• willowy
• twiggy
• waspish

squat

2 of 3

verb

ˈskwät 

as in to crouch

to lie low with the limbs close to the body

a detective squatting to examine something on the ground

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crouch
• huddle
• hunch
• couch
• hunker (down)
• scrunch
• curl up
• squinch

squat

3 of 3

noun

slang

as in damn

the smallest amount or part imaginable

he doesn't do squat all day long and is by far the laziest worker in the company

Synonyms & Similar Words

• damn
• lick
• whit
• hoot
• shred
• fig
• diddly
• syllable
• diddly-squat
• bit
• modicum
• little
• beans
• rap
• darn
• continental
• whoop
• doodley-squat
• iota
• jot
• ghost
• tittle
• touch
• bubkes
• hint
• ounce
• pin
• ray
• glimmer
• semblance
• speck
• spot
• strain
• particle
• crumb
• trace
• shade
• peanuts
• smidgen
• suspicion
• streak
• scrap
• sprinkling
• shadow
• ace
• nip
• mite
• driblet
• skosh
• dab
• scruple
• snap

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of squat

Adjective

But wedged between a parking lot and a squat brick building is a little piece of history, left undisturbed for over 80 years. — Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 20 June 2026

Feeding and living on the carcasses were myriad creatures, large and small, including sea cucumbers, squat lobsters and saltwater clams. — Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026

Verb

The reel started with Vonn tentatively standing up with the help of a supportive bar and ended with her expertly squatting carrying a weighted barbell, showing just how far the athlete has come in her recovery. — Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

This can be avoided by squatting, stretching and loosening up your joints before jumping. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 2 July 2026

Noun

Elsewhere on campus, bass-heavy dance music pulses from a crowded gym class, where an energetic instructor leads around 30 trainees through squats, stretches and lifting drills. — Christopher Clark, NPR, 5 July 2026

Exercises like squats, leg press and dead lifts energize them. — Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 5 July 2026