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accordion Synonyms
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• noun (Context 1)
A portable box-shaped musical instrument of the hand-held bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, played by expanding and compressing the bellows while pressing keys or buttons.
Usage Example
"The street musician entertained the crowd with lively folk tunes played on his squeezebox."
Strongest
squeezebox
Strong
concertina
melodeon
• verb (Context 2)
To fold, compress, or collapse in pleats or zigzags resembling the bellows of a musical accordion.
Usage Example
"The sliding partition accordioned neatly to the side of the room, opening up the large event space."
Strong
pleat
Weak
fold
collapse
Opposites of accordion
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unfold
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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Accordion. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Oct 12, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/accordion