Thesaurus results for MASHED

mashed

verb

past tense of mash

as in squeezed

to apply external pressure on so as to force out the juice or contents of this press can mash 10 bushels of apples at a time

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

as in crushed

to cause to become a pulpy mass mash the ripe banana before adding it to the mixture

Synonyms & Similar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of mashed Cody Bellinger has mashed Peralta in the past, going 6-for-14 against him. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Green Day influence, or maybe early ‘80s new wave mashed together. — Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2026 Just take his February fall collection, which mashed up decades of American glamour with a sneaky British twinge. — Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2026 It must also be mashed, distilled, and aged in the United States. — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Recipe Tips for Chocolate Banana Bread Use ripe bananas that can be easily mashed. — Torie Cox, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2026 Jones has mashed lefties, similar to how Romy Gonzalez and Rob Refsnyder have in recent years, since being acquired from the Detroit Tigers. — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Creamy and smooth in texture, almost nutty in flavor, avocados are delectable, whether mashed into guacamole, blended into smoothies, or sliced onto salads, tacos, or, of course, toast. — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 15 Aug. 2026 It’s felt like a time to get away from the more difficult parts of the whole world being mashed together and talking to each other all the time, and to enjoy the better parts of the world being put together, and talking to each other all the time. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mashed

Verb

In Malabo, Bioko’s biggest city, a team of men and women equipped with insecticide sprayers squeezed between low-rise cement buildings on a recent morning, as heavy rain drummed on aluminum roofs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
Elevated borrowing rates and refinancing challenges (registration required) have squeezed an already difficult landscape for development financing.

— Jill Jones, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of squeezed

Browse Nearby Words

mash

mashed

masher

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Mashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mashed. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of mashed

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

compunction

Popular in Grammar & Usage

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Exceptions of '-s' and '-es' Plurals

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

Popular in Wordplay

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Bad Endings and Rough Situations

Did 'orange' the fruit or the color come first?

Popular

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

Games & Quizzes