Synonyms of squeezed

squeezed 1 of 2

adjective

as in pressed

Related Words

• pressed
• crushed
• massed
• crammed
• jammed
• overcrowded
• packed
• compressed
• crowded
• dense
• compacted
• tight
• wall-to-wall
• congested
• condensed
• compact
• airtight
• close
• snug
• serried
• thick
• jam-packed
• solid
• impervious
• firm
• impermeable
• hard
• impenetrable

Dissimilar Words

• open
• loose
• airy
• spacious
• uncrowded
• roomy
• commodious

squeezed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of squeeze

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crushed
• pressed
• mashed
• expressed
• extracted
• reamed
• pureed
• extruded
• pulped

2

as in crammed

to fit (people or things) into a tight space

I think we can squeeze a bit more into the washing machine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crammed
• stuffed
• wedged
• jammed
• loaded
• packed
• sandwiched
• rammed
• crowded
• crushed
• shoehorned
• filled
• heaped
• jam-packed

3

as in earned

to get with great difficulty

managed to squeeze a living by cleaning houses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earned
• wrung
• obtained
• scrounged
• eked (out)
• scraped (up or together)
• wrested
• procured
• secured
• acquired
• attained
• gained
• drew
• landed

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compressed
• condensed
• packed
• crammed
• consolidated
• collapsed
• constricted
• compacted
• contracted
• narrowed (down)
• telescoped
• simplified
• capsuled
• constringed
• shortened
• jammed
• capsulized
• crowded
• curtailed
• shrank
• decreased
• abbreviated
• concentrated
• abridged
• jam-packed
• downsized
• boiled down
• diminished
• streamlined
• lessened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opened
• expanded
• outstretched
• scattered
• dispersed
• dissipated
• dilated
• decompressed
• outspread
• swelled
• inflated
• distended

5

as in plucked

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

the mob squeezes all the local merchants by threatening violence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plucked
• hustled
• cheated
• stung
• stuck
• screwed
• beat
• bled
• deceived
• reamed
• did
• fiddled
• shortchanged
• exploited
• tricked
• stiffed
• victimized
• shorted
• diddled
• suckered
• fleeced
• swindled
• defrauded
• skinned
• bilked
• chiseled
• ripped off
• wrenched
• gaffed
• mulcted
• conned
• shook down
• rooked
• cozened
• hosed
• euchred
• flimflammed
• betrayed
• nobbled
• fooled
• clipped
• choused
• extorted
• skunked
• thimblerigged
• did in
• wrung
• took for a ride
• gouged
• soaked
• milked
• took to the cleaners
• wrested
• nicked
• sold a bill of goods to
• overcharged
• duped
• gulled
• bitched
• double-crossed
• bamboozled
• roped (in)
• fast-talked

6

as in pushed

to force one's way

I was able to squeeze through the people clustered around the luggage carousel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pushed
• shoved
• jammed
• pressed
• jostled
• elbowed
• crashed
• bored
• muscled
• shouldered
• thrust
• bulldozed
• bulled
• rammed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of squeezed

Verb

This business, which covers the manufacture and distribution of medical, surgical and lab products (rather than drugs), had faced pressure from tariffs and now is being squeezed by elevated petroleum costs. — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Bake potato halves until very tender when squeezed and skin is wrinkled and crisp, 20–25 minutes. — Kelsey Jane Youngman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

The film has few traditional dance numbers, but in sequences where wider details from the poem are squeezed into the running time, the English version snips them here and there, removing only minor subplots at first. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2026

From gas and groceries to housing and wage growth, midterm voters who are being squeezed by inflation tell NBC News the economy is their top issue this Election Day. — Alexandra Meier, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2026

In petrochemicals—the building blocks of plastics and other industrial materials—China’s rapid expansion has squeezed producers elsewhere. — Jay Ganglani, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2026

Push mowers, on the other hand, can often be squeezed into smaller areas. — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 1 Nov. 2026

But in Israel at least, creatives have been stymied in recent years by a plethora of measures that have left them squeezed between censorship at home and international boycotts. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2026

The third woman alleges that Brand squeezed her breasts at a party in Soho in 2004 and then orally raped her in a toilet. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026