Synonyms for squeeze
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1. squeeze, squeezingnoun

   the act of gripping and pressing firmly

   "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze"

   Synonyms:
   clinch, squeezing, wring, power play, liquidity crisis, credit crunch, squeeze play, hug

2. credit crunch, liquidity crisis, squeezenoun

   a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high

   Synonyms:
   clinch, wring, power play, liquidity crisis, squeezing, credit crunch, squeeze play, hug

3. squeezenoun

   a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer

   "increased expenses put a squeeze on profits"

   Synonyms:
   clinch, squeezing, wring, power play, liquidity crisis, credit crunch, squeeze play, hug

4. squeezenoun

   (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend

   "she was his main squeeze"

   Synonyms:
   clinch, squeezing, wring, power play, liquidity crisis, credit crunch, squeeze play, hug

5. squeeze, wringnoun

   a twisting squeeze

   "gave the wet cloth a wring"

   Synonyms:
   clinch, squeezing, wring, power play, liquidity crisis, credit crunch, squeeze play, hug

6. power play, squeeze play, squeezenoun

   an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power

   "she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away"

   Synonyms:
   clinch, wring, power play, squeezing, liquidity crisis, credit crunch, squeeze play, hug

7. hug, clinch, squeezenoun

   a tight or amorous embrace

   "come here and give me a big hug"

   Synonyms:
   clinch, clench, clamp, power play, squeezing, liquidity crisis, wring, credit crunch, squeeze play, hug

8. squeezeverb

   the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space

   "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze"

   Synonyms:
   clinch, squeezing, wring, power play, liquidity crisis, credit crunch, squeeze play, hug

9. squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeezeverb

   to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

   "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"

   Synonyms:
   comminute, twitch, suppress, vanquish, pressure, crush, squish, grind, romance, rack, quell, twinge, splash, dally, hale, beat, press, jam, smash, wring, flirt, force, embrace, crunch, trounce, coquette, shove, thrust, chat up, demolish, butterfly, compress, hug, beat out, tweet, slop, mash, quench, contract, compact, extort, stuff, squash, philander, bosom, pinch, coquet, break down, slosh, coerce, oppress, wedge, squelch, bray, constrict, splosh, gouge, shell

10. squeezeverb

    press firmly

    "He squeezed my hand"

    Synonyms:
    stuff, embrace, twitch, extort, squelch, hug, force, constrict, wring, hale, rack, coerce, thrust, press, crush, twinge, tweet, shove, pinch, pressure, compress, wedge, bosom, mash, contract, squash, gouge, compact

11. wedge, squeeze, forceverb

    squeeze like a wedge into a tight space

    "I squeezed myself into the corner"

    Synonyms:
    extort, draw, storm, stick, pressure, crush, thrust, rack, ram, hale, press, twitch, gouge, tweet, embrace, impel, force, shove, twinge, compress, hug, drive, lodge, contract, deposit, stuff, squash, compact, pinch, wring, mash, coerce, push, bosom, wedge, squelch, pull, constrict

12. coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, forceverb

    to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"

    "He squeezed her for information"

    Synonyms:
    draw, storm, blackjack, pressure, crush, thrust, rack, ram, hale, press, blackmail, twitch, gouge, tweet, embrace, impel, force, shove, twinge, compress, hug, drive, constrict, cart, contract, extort, stuff, squash, compact, pinch, drag, wring, mash, coerce, push, bosom, wedge, squelch, pull, haul

13. extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wringverb

    obtain by coercion or intimidation

    "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"

    Synonyms:
    pressure, crush, scud, coerce, rack, contort, thrust, press, twitch, wring from, rout, gouge, tweet, embrace, force, shove, single-foot, torment, twinge, compress, hug, wrench, contract, excruciate, extort, stuff, distort, squash, compact, pinch, wring, hale, mash, torture, force out, bosom, wedge, deform, squelch, constrict

14. thrust, stuff, shove, squeezeverb

    press or force

    "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"

    Synonyms:
    extort, pressure, crush, scarf out, lug, rack, twinge, constrict, overindulge, binge, stuff, gouge, tweet, embrace, thrust, gormandize, shove, gormandise, throw, glut, compress, engorge, gourmandize, pig out, ingurgitate, coerce, block, overeat, contract, hale, press, lunge, jostle, hurtle, squash, twitch, bosom, pinch, wring, push up, mash, englut, wedge, hurl, hug, force, choke up, pierce, squelch, compact, farce, overgorge, satiate, gorge

15. pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitchverb

    squeeze tightly between the fingers

    "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"

    Synonyms:
    cabbage, hook, pressure, nobble, thrust, clip, rack, sting, hale, filch, twitch, gouge, tweet, top, jerk, force, lift, shove, crimp, abstract, twinge, compress, hug, flip, pilfer, embrace, prick, purloin, snarf, compact, press, extort, stuff, sneak, contract, squash, nip off, bosom, twirp, pinch, swipe, wring, mash, coerce, snip off, wedge, squelch, snip, constrict, crush, vellicate

16. embrace, hug, bosom, squeezeverb

    squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness

    "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him"

    Synonyms:
    hug, twitch, espouse, rack, pressure, encompass, thrust, press, gouge, sweep up, embrace, adopt, force, shove, twinge, compress, tweet, contract, compact, extort, stuff, squash, bosom, pinch, wring, hale, mash, coerce, comprehend, cover, wedge, squelch, constrict, crush

17. compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, pressverb

    squeeze or press together

    "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"

    Synonyms:
    fight, adjure, weigh, pressure, crush, narrow, thrust, get, rack, cut, pack together, foreshorten, undertake, hale, press, twitch, pack, gouge, tweet, embrace, bundle, agitate, force, pinch, shove, weight-lift, sign up, sign on, twinge, compress, urge, hug, shrink, concentrate, campaign, sign, abridge, reduce, take, condense, contract, iron, crusade, extort, stuff, urge on, beseech, squash, compact, constringe, exhort, wring, mash, coerce, wad, bid, push, bosom, wedge, entreat, shorten, squelch, abbreviate, conjure, constrict, press out, weightlift, iron out

Matched Categories

1. • Compression
   • Embrace
   • Financial Condition
   • Loss
   • Lover
   • Move
   • Movement
   • Press
   • Push
   • Tighten

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. choke (verb)

   obstruct one’s throat

   she choked on a tiny fish bone

   Submitted by erhnice on July 28, 2019  

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1. squeezeverb

   Synonyms:
   compress, gripe, pinch, nip, press closely

2. squeezeverb

   Synonyms:
   force (between close bodies), drive

3. squeezeverb

   Synonyms:
   press, crowd, force a way, urge one's way

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1. squeezenoun

   Synonyms:
   compression, pressure, exaction, extortion

2. squeezeverb

   Synonyms:
   compress, gripe, pinch, oppress, extort, crowd, elbow, press

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1. List of paraphrases for "squeeze":

   tighten, compress, compression, shake

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1. John Eric Goff:

   A lot of us, our hands aren’t quite big enough to palm a basketball, but if you find a ball that isn’t inflated that well and squeeze it, it may be easier to palm.

2. Raquel Santos:

   Carnival is synonymous with partying, and animals are too. They give us so much happiness, i couldn't wait for this. Now that I see them all cute and dressed up, I want to squeeze them all.

3. Benoit Anne:

   There is a bit of respite, but this is not the turnaround, it's a technical squeeze, we are cautious from a global emerging markets perspective and short-term bearish tactically.

4. Carl Sandburg:

   Arithmetic is numbers you squeeze from your head to your hand to your pencil to your paper until you get the right answer.

5. Jeremy Batstone-Carr:

   The Fed's statement earlier in the week helped to squeeze us higher. But the market doesn't have a high degree of conviction at the moment, the outlook remains one of sub-trend growth and low inflation. The downgrades in Italy illustrate that we're not out of the woods as far as growth is concerned.