Synonyms for accordion
əˈkɔr di ənac·cor·dion

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. accordionnoun

   Synonyms:
   squeezebox

2. accordionadjective

   Pleated, or folded like a bellows from an accordion.

   Synonyms:
   squeezebox

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.5 / 4 votes

1. accordion, piano accordion, squeeze boxnoun

   a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player

   Synonyms:
   squeeze box, piano accordion

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1. • Free-reed Instrument
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1. Charles Casillo:

   The car looked like an accordion, he was crumpled up inside and his face was completely destroyed. His nose and jaw were broken in several places. The car was still running and it was dangerous to get in. Because of the impact, the doors wouldn’t open. It was Elizabeth who pulled at the back door and managed to get in. He started choking and she actually stuck her fingers down his throat to pull out his broken teeth. Everyone at the scene said she literally saved his life.

2. Unknown:

   A gentleman is a man who can play the accordion but doesn't.

3. Kim Fish:

   I was on the phone with my 7-year-old daughter who asked me if her daddy was going to die, and that's when I collapsed on the floor like an accordion, i got up and burst out of the sand-bagged hospital doors to get back home to my husband, but I was stopped by 5-foot deep freezing seawater.

4. Tom Waits:

   A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion, but doesn't.

5. Richard Farley:

   Often when doing an add-on or tapping an accordion, Fed and OCC regulated banks - even if they are in the syndicate now - are saying no if lead arranging a new deal will be criticized.