SQUEAKY Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

squeaky

adjective

Definition of squeaky

as in shrill

having a high musical pitch or range a child with a squeaky voice

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Recent Examples of squeaky Without fail, the refreshing formula leaves my pores squeaky clean sans the need for a second cleanse. — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026 Are they deluded into thinking that the complainers are just a squeaky wheel minority and the majority of fans are happy with it? — Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 13 July 2026 Your dog's favorite plush toy or squeaky ball can collect much more than just slobber. — Taneia Surles, USA Today, 6 July 2026 Scattered over the top were generous pebbles of queso panela, mild, milky and squeaky like halloumi. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 No dedicated dog menu but ask about the Pawty Pack – a squeaky toy and pup-cup. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026 During its brief existence, the Long Beach trio treated squeaky South Bay punk and bratty white-boy hip-hop as the unlikely boundaries of their sampledelic dirtbag reggae. — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026 Let the brush drip dry, then return it into its squeaky clean home. — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 3 June 2026 In one scene, Anne calls Ginny, trying to get Mark Brett’s phone number from the bottom of one of Gino’s squeaky ducks. — Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026

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shrill

Adjective

Amid the rumblings of construction at nearby David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, the sound of a shrill whistle and chopping feet at the nearby Murfin Family Practice Fields signaled one thing.

— Christian Marshall, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
That trademark indecision of summer takes root in her words and spreads through the music until her vocals diverge in the chorus, peeling like a clementine’s skin as one shrill line scales upward and the other remains monotone.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026

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