SQUEEZING Synonyms: 168 Similar and Opposite Words

squeezing 1 of 2

noun

as in squeeze

the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing the tight squeezing of his hands on hers made her face turn red

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squeezing

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verb

present participle of squeeze

as in crushing

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 cramming

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 earning

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

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as in compressing

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 plucking

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 pushing

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 squeezing

Noun

Hassan’s team instead squeezed a photon’s intensity and demonstrated real-time control, fluctuating between intensity and phase-squeezing by adjusting the silica’s position relative to the beams. —

Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025

Verb

The lady beetles emerging in spring actually entered your home in the fall, squeezing through small cracks to overwinter inside walls, attics, and other sheltered spaces. —

Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026 Equipped with a deep high-rise waistband featuring internal power mesh, Icebreaker has engineered these leggings to provide a bit of extra compression without over-squeezing. —

Harry Spampinato, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026 Grip the handles on the sides of the machine, tighten your core, and extend your legs, squeezing your quadriceps (top thigh muscles) at the top. —

Jakob Roze, Health, 9 Mar. 2026 Persistent demand is squeezing shrinking cattle herds, according to a USDA report. —

Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026 Salary costs weren’t the only thing squeezing Madrid’s profitability. —

Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026 Other business leaders have trialed, but then dialed back, four-day work week experiments after seeing the strain of squeezing five days of work into four. —

Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026 The business has been brutal for the last couple of years — the pandemic, the strikes, the profit squeezing that led to a bunch of reduced production. —

Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026 Their business model is built around generating strong returns for investors, often by squeezing more profit out of existing assets. —

Matt Parr, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeezing

Noun

Stuart Fairchild clubbed a go-ahead two-run homer for the Taiwan team in the eighth inning, while a squeeze bunt broke a tie in the tenth inning.

— Maria Torres, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Drugmakers are also a favorite among short-sellers, leaving them susceptible to a squeeze.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026