squarish

adjective

Definition of squarishnext
as in blocky

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Recent Examples of squarish What emerged was an omelet of ideal and epitomic shape—straight, proudly puffed, about six and a half inches long and two and a half inches wide, with squarish ends and neither a speck nor drop of oil or liquid egg anywhere around. — Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026 The Titan 2 Elite features a pleasing design with rounded corners, and plenty of upgrades inside and out over its squarish predecessor from last year. — New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2026 All of these new products feature more rounded designs than the squarish corners of previous Ring doorbells. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026 In the squarish garden bed by the house that was created by an angled walkway, there was a seedling fan palm tree — since removed — along with still-intact rose bushes and a hibiscus, along with a collection of smaller flowering plants. — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for squarish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squarish
  1. blocky
  2. boxy
  3. cubic
  4. cubical
  5. blockish
Adjective
  • At the far end, which seemed miles away, a blocky television sat before a lone white plastic chair.
    — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
  • However, the interface relies heavily on massive, auto-playing video tiles and blocky promotional banners that constantly compete for your attention, making the overall browsing experience a bit too cluttered and chaotic for my liking.
    — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 28 July 2026
Definition of blocky
Adjective
  • At its center was a boxy concrete tower—a mine shaft that would carry us nearly two miles down into the earth.
    — James Dinneen, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Dersch’s exhibit featured a fully functioning Xerox Alto workstation with its boxy vertical monitor, chunky keyboard and mouse, as well as pizza-sized spinning disks that store tiny amounts of data by modern standards.
    — Terry Chea, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of boxy
Adjective
  • Between March and June, LNG loadings from Qatar and the UAE declined by 35 billion cubic meters year-on-year, according to the International Energy Agency.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Dumping thousands of cubic meters of rocks into the river to slow down the flow of water and increase water levels did not help the cause.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of cubic
Adjective
  • The company also made a 2015 purchase of Hinkel, a producer of window shades, cubical curtains and related products.
    — Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Even the workpiece itself was cubical.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Definition of cubical
Adjective
  • The venue was a blockish and forbidding space called Magazine, which squats in a loop of the Thames, in southeast London.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • PowerBlock’s blockish design has critics comparing it to reaching into a toaster but the brand has solid loyalty among serious home-gym owners and strength enthusiasts.
    — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Definition of blockish

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“Squarish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squarish. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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