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

Ghiggia gallops in from the right and squeezes a finish in at the near post to win the cup for Uruguay in the Maracana. — Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026 As a result, food inflation squeezes the amount of money people have left over to buy things like Levi's jeans and plane tickets, which brings us to our next earnings preview. — Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 5 July 2026 One of our favorite budget models on the market right now is HP's OmniBook X Flip, which squeezes every bit of performance out of its components to deliver capable everyday productivity performance in a good-looking package. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 3 July 2026 That suits floating-rate lenders, who earn more when rates stay up, and squeezes any borrower trying to refinance into those rates. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Taxation levels are approaching those seen during the Second World War, while beloved and vital state institutions such as the National Health Service are struggling after years of austerity cuts and budget squeezes. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 25 June 2026 At one point, the SUV squeezes past a traffic cone while making a left turn and narrowly avoids colliding with a large truck. — Miami Herald, 17 June 2026 View gallery - 10 images Intended for full-time living, the Porto squeezes a lot into its modest footprint. — New Atlas, 8 June 2026 Even Zach Cherry squeezes plenty from his part as the dealership’s manager, who grows loudly resentful when Nate seems more emotionally invested in his biological children than coworkers. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 May 2026

Noun

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 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

Verb

Every minute that a kid sits bored in a classroom crushes their desire.

— David Brooks, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
This mandate creates an environment that crushes most of the students it is intended to develop.

— Scott White, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

Definition of crushes

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Director Allan Deberton crams much story and characterization in those opening frames.

— Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026
Instead, the show crams everything into a space that can't hold it, culminating in this past third season that exploded with too much of practically everything.

— Matthew Razak, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026

Definition of crams

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The gateway earns its place where an integration is shared, permissioned, observable or reused across many agents, and buyers should be honest about how much of their tool access clears that bar.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Currently, a person who earns $184,500 per year pays the same amount in annual Social Security taxes as a person who earns $5 million per year.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026

Definition of earns

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His torso and thighs grow eye-poppingly muscular beneath their skimpy fur-and-leather togs—a development that does not go unnoticed by a warrior named Red Hair, who plucks the young hunk from his post and tosses him into the prime time of the gladiator pit.

— Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
But the emotional gravity of this offering's deeply personal, melancholic lyrical content plucks an undeniably profound chord that uniquely separates it from the rest of his work.

— Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026

Definition of plucks

Verb

Which hasn’t entirely stopped Klaveness from speaking out as Infantino pushes the boundaries of his power.

— Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026
Daera pushes the conversation beyond recycled content as a singular solution toward a more complete circular product development.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 17 July 2026

Definition of pushes

Noun

Fellow Hawkins alums Joe Keery (who releases music under the moniker Djo) and Maya Hawke are indie darlings in their own right, and Wolfhard has previously referred to Keery as a mentor.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
On their debut album, the Detroit musician skewers social-climbing scene darlings and tackles personal existential delusions over a frenetic blend of post-punk and electro-pop.

— Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026

Definition of darlings

Verb

Argentina controls the ball well and presses hard, but everything in the attack goes through Lionel Messi.

— Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Washington denounces Cuba’s overseas medical missions as exploitative and presses allies to drop them, but Calabria’s governor says losing the doctors would cripple care and vows to keep them.

— Paolo Santalucia, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

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