Synonyms of squats

squats 1 of 2

noun

plural of squat, slang

as in licks

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

• licks
• damns
• hoots
• whits
• syllables
• raps
• diddly-squats
• beans
• figs
• little
• doodley-squats
• whoops
• bits
• jots
• touches
• modicums
• ghosts
• continentals
• shadows
• darns
• diddlies
• ounces
• pins
• iotas
• nips
• tittles
• hints
• shreds
• specks
• dabs
• peanuts
• glimmers
• particles
• shades
• scraps
• sprinklings
• rays
• traces
• strains
• snaps
• crumbs
• driblets
• spots
• skoshes
• suspicions
• mites
• streaks
• aces
• scruples
• semblances
• smidgens

squats

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of squat

as in crouches

to lie low with the limbs close to the body

a detective squatting to examine something on the ground

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crouches
• huddles
• hunches
• scrunches
• couches
• hunkers (down)
• curls up
• squinches

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of squats

Noun

Last year former Chiefs wide receiver Danan Hughes made a video showing the proper way to do his favorite exercise — squats. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026

People were living in squats, and the Tompkins Square riots, and all of that. — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

Police records show that in October 2025, 36 Phi Kappa Psi fraternity pledges at Indiana University – Bloomington were allegedly ordered to do push-ups, planks, squats and deadlifts for three hours. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

Strength training included exercises using weights or body weight, such as press-ups, squats, and lunges. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 4 Aug. 2026

Back squats and leg extensions are two common exercises that are definitely worthy of a spot in your leg-day lineup. — Jenessa Connor, HEALTH, 3 Aug. 2026

Since your front leg does most of the work, lunges can place more demand on your quads than bilateral exercises like squats, said Hribick. — Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 29 July 2026

Walking lunges, high-knee marches and squats in shallow water strengthen the quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes and calves. — Patricia Neligan, AJC.com, 27 July 2026

Diaz's go-to no-gear routine is one minute of squats, one minute of high knees, and one minute of calf raises. — Angela Haupt, Time, 14 July 2026

Verb

Funderburg squats 600 pounds and is all but assured of breaking Zion-Benton’s all-time record in the bench press, 405 pounds, which is held by Nelson. — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

The venue was a blockish and forbidding space called Magazine, which squats in a loop of the Thames, in southeast London. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

With the electric motor filling every chink in the engine’s armor, the Bentley squats under throttle and rockets like a luxury locomotive. — Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 12 June 2026

In a video posted on Instagram on Thursday, Vonn squats with weights, lunges from side to side and does fast kicks against a ball. — Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026

Squire squats down in a patch of dead grass along the edge of a creek. — Emily Brindley, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026

Jeanroy squats down, nudges Taïga aside, and starts digging with a cavadou—a sort of pick that resembles a very scary dental tool. — Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025

Sinking the throttle forces the electric motor and engine to work together; the car then squats before alarmingly rocketing down the road while swapping cogs swiftly but smoothly. — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025