Synonyms for thrust
noun
A jab
punch, stab, poke, shove, wallop, smack, dig, nick, clout, cut, clip*, lam*, wham*, whack*; see also blow 1.
An attack
onset, onslaught, advance; see attack 1.
A strong push
drive, impetus, momentum, impulsion, propulsion, pressure; see also push.
verb
To jab
poke, push, shove, stab, pierce, interject, stick, transfix, ram, punch, wallop, hang one on*, elbow one's way*; see also hit 1.
Antonyms return*, fall back, retaliate.
To attack
assault, assail, push forward; see attack 1.
See thrust in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To force to move or advance with or as if with blows or pressure:
drive, propel, push, ram, shove. See moveTo cause to penetrate with force:
dig, drive, plunge, ram, run, sink, stab, stick. See put inTo cause to stick out:
poke, push, shove. See convex
noun
An act or instance of using force so as to propel ahead:
butt1, push, shove. See pushThe thread or current of thought uniting or occurring in all the elements of a text or discourse:
aim, burden2, drift, intent, meaning, purport, substance, tendency, tenor. See meaning
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