Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

squishy

American  
[skwish-ee] / ˈskwɪʃ i /

adjective

squishier, squishiest

  1. soft and wet.

    The ground was squishy from the rain.

  2. softly gurgling or splashing.

    The sponge made a squishy sound when it was squeezed.

  3. emotional or sentimental.

ˈsquishy British  
/ ˈskwɪʃɪ /

adjective

  1. soft and yielding to the touch

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • squishiness noun

Etymology

Origin of squishy

First recorded in 1840–50; squish + -y 1

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.