smooshable

Yields to pressure

Smooshable describes something soft and yielding enough to be squished or compressed without breaking—a quality that invites squeezing: The bread was perfectly smooshable.

Often used affectionately for soft, cute things: Look at those smooshable cheeks.

The word conveys tactile appeal, suggesting something pleasantly malleable.

texture

squishy

Soft and easily compressed

squeezable · compressible · yielding · cushiony · springy · mushy · doughy · plush · supple · tender

affection

cuddly

Pleasantly huggable

pudgy · cheeks · baby · puppy · kitten · pinchable · snuggly · lovable · endearing · squeezable

craft

clay

Moldable earth for ceramics

  • playdoughMalleable children's craft material
  • puttyPliable sealing compound
  • foamBubble-filled substance

slime · modeling · sculpting · kneadable · moldable · shaping · squishing · pressing · flattening · rolling

food

avocado

Creamy tropical pit fruit

  • bananaCurved tropical fruit
  • tofuCoagulated soy milk block
  • mochiPounded Japanese rice paste

gnocchi · ripe fruit · butter · cream cheese · hummus · guacamole · mashed potatoes · rice ball · dumpling · paneer

Opposites
malleability/deformability

smooshablerigid

Unable to bend

hard · solid · firm · stiff · unyielding

structural integrity under force

smooshableuncrushable

Impossible to compress

indestructible · unbreakable · uncrushed · resilient · durable

Family

smoosh, smooshed, smooshing, smooshes, squoosh, squooshed, squooshing

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G