squishy
- adjective
- /ˈskwɪʃi/
- Informal
- The sponge is soft and squishy, making it perfect for cleaning dishes.
- squishy soft
- felt squishy
- little squishy
Again, it has that squishy kind of putty texture.
- Again, it has that squishy kind of putty texture.
- If it feels really soft or squishy, they may have rotted.
- A little book, A squishy Bunny book.
- They gave me a bag of these little squishy airplanes.
Examples
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The tomato was squishy now, and the mean beans were all shriveled.
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If it feels really soft or squishy, they may have rotted.
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Well, how would you feel being carried around all day in a nice, squishy water bed?
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The ground is all squishy.
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My belly is, like, so squishy, and it looks small already.
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So right now I'm sitting in a giant squishy pool.
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This is the squishiest mattress and pillow and blanket.
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So soft and squishy.
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Oh, it's so squishy.
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It's so squishy!
Synonyms
Easily pressed when you touch it
Soft and sticky like warm chocolate or cheese
Soft and wet like cooked vegetables or very ripe bananas
Soft and full of small holes that soak up liquid easily
Easy to press and feels like a sponge
Soft and easy to crush, often wet or spongy
Soft and wobbly with a thick, partly solid feel
Soft and a little wet so you can squeeze it easily
Soft, wet ground that makes a sucking sound when you step on it
Food that is soft to touch with a sticky, melted inside
Easy to press by hand to change shape or let out what is inside
Feels squishy and a little wet when pressed
Soft and full of small holes that soak up liquids
Easy to press by hand, like a soft tube or bottle
Easy to press so it loses its shape
Antonyms
Compounds
How Squishy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word squishy comes from the sound word squish, which copies the soft, wet noise you make when you squeeze something. So squishy means 'soft and easy to squeeze', like wet mud or a soft toy that makes a 'squish' sound when you press it.