Squat Synonyms and Antonyms

skwŏt
To sit on one's heels
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. hunker
  2. crouch
  3. scrunch
  4. scrunch up
  5. hunker-down
Short, heavy, and solidly built
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. stocky
  2. chunky
  3. dumpy
  4. stubby
  5. thickset
  6. stumpy
  7. blocky
  8. broad
  9. compact
  10. heavy
  11. heavyset
  12. underslung
  13. stodgy
  14. thick
  15. low-set
  16. squatty
Antonyms:
  1. tall
  2. thin
  3. lanky
  4. slender
  5. skinny
To stoop low with the limbs pulled in close to the body
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. hunch
  2. crouch
  3. stoop
  4. cower
  5. broad
  6. huddle
  7. chunky
  8. dumpy
  9. kneel
  10. pudgy
  11. settle
  12. hunker
  13. stocky
  14. stubby
Antonyms:
  1. straighten
  2. stretch
The act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. squatting
  2. knee bend

Words Related to Squat

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Squat Sentence Examples

  • The general was quiet as he escorted them to one of the squat buildings and inside.

  • Taran sank into a squat beside her, studying her as she spoke.

  • You must hire or squat somewhere, and raise but a small crop, and eat that soon.

  • Taran turned on his heel, retreating into the squat building once more.

  • He looked for signs anyone had walked through the brush and branches, pausing at intervals to squat and look at his surroundings from a different angle.

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