SQUEEZED Synonyms: 172 Similar and Opposite Words

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as in pressed

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verb

past tense of squeeze

as in crushed

to apply external pressure on so as to force out the juice or contents of kept squeezing the bottle until the ketchup squirted all over the table

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as in crammed

to fit (people or things) into a tight space I think we can squeeze a bit more into the washing machine

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as in earned

to get with great difficulty managed to squeeze a living by cleaning houses

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as in compressed

to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together squeezed the blanket until it fit into the box

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as in plucked

to rob by the use of trickery or threats the mob squeezes all the local merchants by threatening violence

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as in pushed

to force one's way I was able to squeeze through the people clustered around the luggage carousel

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Recent Examples of squeezed

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Traditional paths to entry-level work, especially in tech, are already being squeezed as companies automate routine work. —

Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026 Margins on low-cost airlines are always tight, and fuel is an outsized cost which means they’re already being squeezed hard by the energy shock. —

Hugh Leask, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026 There’s also the issue that many types of products just aren’t conducive to refills, especially the popular pouch variety which need to be made from a thinner plastic so they can be squeezed. —

Kara McGrath, Allure, 22 Apr. 2026 State budgets are already likely to be squeezed next year due to new Medicaid requirements. —

Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 22 Apr. 2026 People are being squeezed from every direction. —

Mandy Havlik, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026 Inky, a common New Zealand octopus, had exploited a lid left slightly open overnight, crossed the aquarium floor and squeezed through a narrow drainpipe — depositing himself into the waters of Hawke’s Bay. —

Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026 Sudhir Srivastava, vice president of the Noida Entrepreneurs Association, said manufacturers were being squeezed from multiple directions. —

Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2026 Bottom line Private credit’s share of overall financing in the US economy has grown, and when that growth slows or stops, small businesses with few other options get squeezed. —

Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026

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Jako Wellness Cafe is the newest addition to Ladera’s dining scene, serving pressed juices, smoothies, and nutrient-rich dishes harvested directly from the resort’s gardens.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Apr. 2026
Uy Scuti Bøyz [YSL] You’d be hard pressed to find an up-and-coming Atlanta rapper who doesn’t want to pay their respects to Young Thug, but not all of them are signed to his label.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2026