unsquashed
- adjective
- /ʌnˈskwɑːʃt/
- After the delivery, I was relieved to find that the cake was still unsquashed and looked perfect.
Examples
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The ripe fruit remained unsquashed despite being packed tightly in the box.
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OK, so it's squeezed and not squashed, unsquashed, squeezed and stretched.
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He carefully placed the flowers in the car so they would arrive unsquashed for the party.
Synonyms
A thing that stays whole and is not pressed flat
Not changed in shape and still in its original state
Remaining flat and not bent or twisted
Not broken after being hit or dropped
Physically whole and not broken after damage
Loose soil that is not pressed or packed so roots and water can move
Antonyms
How Squashed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unsquashed comes from un- meaning 'not' and squash meaning 'to crush or flatten'. So it describes something left whole and in its original shape, like a sandwich that was not squashed in your bag.