squashier

Easier to flatten

Squashier is the comparative form of squashy—more soft, yielding, or easily compressed.

A ripe peach is squashier than an unripe one.

Ground after rain becomes squashier underfoot.

The older couch cushions had grown squashier over the years.

texture

softer

More yielding to touch

pulpier · overripe · yielding · tender · fleshy · pliant · pliable · malleable · doughy · gooey

softness

plusher

More soft and luxurious

pillowy · cushiony · padded · velvety · downy · springier · bouncier · resilient · elastic · suppler

Opposites
firmness/texture

squashierfirmer

More resistant to pressure

harder · stiffer · tougher · crunchier · crispier

Family

squashing, squashiness

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