Synonyms of squeezes

squeezes 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of squeeze

1

as in crushes

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

• crushes
• presses
• mashes
• expresses
• extracts
• reams
• extrudes
• purees
• pulps

2

as in crams

to fit (people or things) into a tight space

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crams
• stuffs
• loads
• jams
• wedges
• sandwiches
• packs
• shoehorns
• rams
• fills
• crushes
• crowds
• heaps
• jam-packs

3

as in earns

to get with great difficulty

managed to squeeze a living by cleaning houses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earns
• wrings
• obtains
• scrounges
• acquires
• procures
• wrests
• ekes (out)
• scrapes (up or together)
• attains
• secures
• draws
• lands
• gains

4

as in compresses

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

• compresses
• condenses
• consolidates
• collapses
• constricts
• packs
• crams
• narrows (down)
• simplifies
• capsules
• compacts
• contracts
• capsulizes
• constringes
• telescopes
• shortens
• shrinks
• curtails
• decreases
• jams
• abbreviates
• abridges
• downsizes
• boils down
• concentrates
• diminishes
• crowds
• jam-packs
• streamlines
• lessens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expands
• opens
• decompresses
• dilates
• disperses
• dissipates
• scatters
• outstretches
• swells
• outspreads
• inflates
• distends

5

as in plucks

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

the mob squeezes all the local merchants by threatening violence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plucks
• hustles
• stings
• cheats
• sticks
• beats
• bleeds
• screws
• does
• deceives
• victimizes
• shortchanges
• defrauds
• tricks
• reams
• rips off
• suckers
• fiddles
• bilks
• diddles
• shorts
• shakes down
• swindles
• betrays
• chisels
• exploits
• mulcts
• stiffs
• does in
• extorts
• nobbles
• hoses
• cons
• cozens
• wrenches
• chouses
• fleeces
• skins
• gaffs
• flimflams
• soaks
• thimblerigs
• clips
• takes to the cleaners
• wrings
• takes for a ride
• fools
• euchres
• rooks
• wrests
• milks
• sells a bill of goods to
• skunks
• gouges
• overcharges
• nicks
• bamboozles
• dupes
• gulls
• bitches
• ropes (in)
• double-crosses
• fast-talks

6

as in pushes

to force one's way

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pushes
• shoves
• presses
• jams
• shoulders
• muscles
• elbows
• crashes
• jostles
• bulls
• bores
• thrusts
• bulldozes
• rams

squeezes

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noun

plural of squeeze

as in darlings

slang a person with whom one is in love

she and her main squeeze are spending Valentine's Day at a romantic country inn

Synonyms & Similar Words

• darlings
• sweethearts
• loves
• sweeties
• girlfriends
• dears
• lovers
• boyfriends
• sweets
• flames
• wives
• girls
• hons
• husbands
• beloveds
• boys
• honeys
• sweetie pies
• trueloves
• steadies
• mistresses
• brides
• gals
• crushes
• grooms
• dates
• ducks
• beaux
• pets
• amours
• escorts
• lasses
• paramours
• dolls
• ladyloves
• swains
• admirers
• men
• inamoratas
• suitors
• tootsies
• wooers
• fellows
• significant others
• fiancés
• gallants
• intendeds
• heartthrobs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of squeezes

Verb

The jobs market has been resilient even as stubbornly high inflation squeezes businesses and households. — Damian J. Troise, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Glen Arbor to Traverse City On the Leelanau Peninsula, M-22 squeezes onto a narrow isthmus between Lake Michigan and Lake Leelanau, landing in the resort community of Leland. — Mike Norton, Midwest Living, 26 Sep. 2026

That means if a trade war squeezes household spending, disrupts supply chains or generates ill will among local constituencies, there’s a chance the NHL (and at least 10 clubs) feels the pinch. — Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Avoiding outlier squeezes requires implementing strict criteria before entering trades. — David Capablanca, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Eccles’s fix is a set of compression bags paired with a cordless pump, which squeezes clothing down, so everything fits without overstuffing a suitcase. — Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2026

If internal fluid pressure drops during aggressive extraction, the surrounding earth squeezes the cavern inward, permanently shrinking total storage capacity and crushing steel well casings. — Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

As engine speed rises, centrifugal force squeezes the drive clutch closed and pushes the belt farther outward. — New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026

Whereas the Scranton method mainly involves molding ultrahot steel in giant forging presses, Repkon added a step in which a fast-spinning machine squeezes and rolls out the metal like clay on a potter’s wheel. — Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026

Noun

Prices keep climbing Supply squeezes have led to soaring prices worldwide. — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026

And yet each leg up in the market heightens the risk of more Situational Awareness-like squeezes, and of individualized distress giving way to a broader bust. — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Heightened demand causes volatility, which often leads to short squeezes. — David Capablanca, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

This summer, find citrus scents that range from bracingly tart yuzu to soft, floral squeezes of orange blossom and bergamot. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 4 June 2026

With the apparel market forecast to grow 2-4 percent per year between 2023 and 2028—a steep falloff from the 7–14 percent seen during the post-Covid recovery—executives are homing in on more immediate budget squeezes. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 6 May 2026

That limits the ability for unexpected good news to trigger short squeezes that send the stock flying. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026

First, they are set up for serious short squeezes because the surrounding verbiage is so toxic. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026

There had only been six previous go-ahead late-inning squeezes — by the Giants in the 2014 NLCS, the Nationals in the 2014 NLDS, the Yankees in the 1996 ALDS, the Mets in the 1969 World Series, the Red Sox in the 1918 World Series and the Braves in the 1914 World Series. — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025