Synonyms of squeezing

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• squeeze
• compression
• condensing
• contracting
• contraction
• condensation
• consolidation
• constriction
• compaction
• constricting
• telescoping
• concentration
• compacting
• shortening
• curtailment
• decreasing
• abbreviation
• abridgment
• streamlining
• simplification
• lessening
• diminishment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expansion
• scattering
• dispersion
• decompression
• dissipation
• inflation
• swelling
• dilation
• distension

squeezing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of squeeze

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crushing
• pressing
• mashing
• expressing
• extracting
• reaming
• extruding
• pureeing
• pulping

2

as in cramming

to fit (people or things) into a tight space

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cramming
• wedging
• loading
• jamming
• packing
• crowding
• sandwiching
• ramming
• crushing
• stuffing
• shoehorning
• filling
• heaping
• jam-packing

3

as in earning

to get with great difficulty

managed to squeeze a living by cleaning houses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earning
• obtaining
• wringing
• scrounging
• scraping (up or together)
• acquiring
• procuring
• securing
• wresting
• attaining
• eking (out)
• gaining
• drawing
• landing

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compressing
• condensing
• packing
• consolidating
• collapsing
• cramming
• constricting
• contracting
• compacting
• telescoping
• narrowing (down)
• simplifying
• constringing
• capsulizing
• capsuling
• crowding
• shortening
• curtailing
• shrinking
• jamming
• decreasing
• downsizing
• abridging
• concentrating
• jam-packing
• streamlining
• abbreviating
• diminishing
• lessening
• boiling down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expanding
• opening
• dispersing
• scattering
• dissipating
• decompressing
• dilating
• swelling
• outspreading
• inflating
• outstretching
• distending

5

as in plucking

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

the mob squeezes all the local merchants by threatening violence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plucking
• hustling
• sticking
• cheating
• stinging
• screwing
• beating
• doing
• bleeding
• exploiting
• tricking
• deceiving
• chiseling
• defrauding
• reaming
• fleecing
• fiddling
• shortchanging
• victimizing
• bilking
• swindling
• hosing
• shorting
• stiffing
• diddling
• suckering
• conning
• gaffing
• mulcting
• rooking
• shaking down
• skinning
• fooling
• ripping off
• betraying
• cozening
• extorting
• thimblerigging
• wrenching
• euchring
• nobbling
• chousing
• clipping
• flimflamming
• doing in
• wringing
• milking
• gouging
• taking for a ride
• soaking
• taking to the cleaners
• wresting
• nicking
• skunking
• overcharging
• selling a bill of goods to
• duping
• gulling
• bitching
• double-crossing
• roping (in)
• bamboozling
• fast-talking

6

as in pushing

to force one's way

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pushing
• shoving
• jamming
• pressing
• jostling
• elbowing
• crashing
• muscling
• bulldozing
• shouldering
• thrusting
• boring
• ramming
• bulling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of squeezing

Noun

Concacaf is not the only confederation squeezing games into FIFA windows around the club calendar. —Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026

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

Higher oil prices have sharply increased operating expenses for shipping firms, squeezing margins and forcing governments, including Hong Kong, to step in with temporary support. —Lee Ying Shan,emily Tan, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026

At the same time, China has rapidly expanded capacity in its drive to become more self-sufficient, contributing to a global glut of product and squeezing European companies. —Marilen Martin, Bloomberg, 15 Apr. 2026

The figure blew past the prior record low of 50, set in June 2022 during the worst of the post-pandemic inflation crisis under President Biden, when gas prices and grocery bills were squeezing households nationwide. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026

For low-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, higher import bills for fuel, fertilizer, and food risk exacerbating already record-high debt levels, squeezing the fiscal space necessary to invest in climate action and resilience to future shocks. —Chloé Farand, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026

Walt paid for the expensive new studios and a massive hiring boom for all the new projects by squeezing his workers. —Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026

Airlines and industry executives have warned that a prolonged period of elevated fuel costs could reshape the sector by squeezing margins, limiting capacity growth and increasing pressure on financially weaker carriers. —Shivansh Tiwary, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026

The parents of a toddler who suffered a minor injury at a Pennsylvania theme park zoo after squeezing through a fence near a wolf enclosure and making contact with one of the animals have been charged with endangering the welfare of children, police said. —ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026

Every piece is so soft, almost like squeezing mini chunks of cotton candy. —Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2026