SQUEEZES Synonyms: 193 Similar and Opposite Words

squeezes 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of squeeze

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

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as in crams

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 earns

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

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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

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as in plucks

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 pushes

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

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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

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Recent Examples of squeezes

Verb

Focusing on everyday shapewear, Yummie hugs instead of squeezes like traditional shapewear that can be extremely tight and constrictive. —

ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026 Short sellers betting against CoreWeave are racking up steep losses as a recent rally squeezes bearish positions. —

Sean Conlon,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026 Carpenter wears a men’s suit jacket and squeezes Cline’s butt, and the girls kiss their own reflections. —

Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2026 The pencil-thin DQ Tower squeezes a full home into a very slender footprint, while the EONE XL takes a wider prefab approach to the same basic challenge. —

Stefan Ionescu march 30, New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2026 There’s no end to the war in sight after one month as Iran squeezes the global economy. —

Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026 Priced at just £600, the 13-inch Neo squeezes many of the MacBook Air’s best features into a device that is far more affordable. —

The Week Uk, TheWeek, 27 Mar. 2026 It also gets compressed, which squeezes the air and puts even more pressure on it, which heats it up. —

Zoe Mintz, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026 As the Iran conflict disrupts energy markets and squeezes jet-fuel supplies, there is a concern that airfares could rise in the weeks ahead. —

Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026

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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 Using your hands, give the leaves 2 to 3 aggressive squeezes. —

Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025 Simple exercises, such as ball squeezes, towel twists, dead hangs, and farmers' carries, can build grip strength using everyday items or basic equipment. —

Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025 Worst of all, thanks to sporadic bouts of spot alopecia, too many squeezes of a lash curler and irritating makeup removal can spark a lash shed for me. —

Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeezes

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William crushes his cousin Ben (Alex Bhat) in a bear hug.

— Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
Mike Tyson plays a space-cadet version of himself, but the show transcends the one-note premise with its smart deployment of sharp joke writing, stellar voice actors (including Norm Macdonald, who crushes as a pigeon with a drinking problem), and a heavy dose of metafiction.

— Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026