Antonyms for squintysquin·ty

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1. squintyadjective

   characterized by squinting

   "he looked with squinty eyes"

   Antonyms:
   direct

   Synonyms:
   askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, sidelong, askance

2. askance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty, sidelongadjective

   (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy

   "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen; "sidelong glances"

   Antonyms:
   direct

   Synonyms:
   askant, lateral, sidelong, squint, squint-eyed, askance, asquint

How to use squinty in a sentence?

1. Dave Barry:

   In the past decade or so, the women's magazines have taken to running home-handyperson articles suggesting that women can learn to fix things just as well as men. These articles are apparently based on the ludicrous assumption that men know how to fix things, when in fact all they know how to do is look at things in a certain squinty-eyed manner, which they learned in Wood Shop eventually, when enough things in the home are broken, they take a job requiring them to transfer to another home.

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