Propel synonyms | Best 51 synonyms for propel

thrust

Thrust is defined as to quickly push with force.

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launch

To throw, as a lance or dart; to hurl; to let fly; to send off, propel with force.

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pique

Pique is defined as to arouse someone's interest, curiosity or resentment.

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spur

To urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object; to incite; to stimulate; to instigate; to impel; to drive.

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move

To change posture or position; stir:

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impel

To urge to action through moral pressure; drive:

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send

To send a message, messenger, emissary, etc.

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actuate

To cause to take action:

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ram

Ram is defined as to drive or force something into something else.

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stimulate

To stimulate is to excite, to invigorate or to spark someone's interest.

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pull (related)

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drag (related)

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prompt

The definition of a prompt is a cue given to someone to help him remember what to say, or is something that causes another event or action to occur.

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excite (related)

To put into motion or activity; stir up

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push

To cause to move forward or onward.

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catapult (related)

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hurtle (related)

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force

(Obs.) To give or add force to

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shove

To move off or along by an act of pushing, as with an oar or pole used in a boat; sometimes with off.

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urge

To force or drive forward or onward; impel.

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hinder (antonym)

To make difficult for; thwart; impede; frustrate

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fire

To supply with fuel; tend the fire of

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drive (related)

(Basketball) To drive through (the lane)

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hurl

To move with great speed, force, or violence; hurtle.

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sling

To throw, cast, fling, or hurl

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hold (antonym)

To keep from departing or getting away:

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mobilize

To assemble, prepare, or put into active service:

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run

To pass over or through:

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loose

To release pressure or obligation from; absolve:

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project

Project is defined as to cause an image to appear on a surface or to propose or calculate something for the future.

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shoot

To cause to project or protrude; extend:

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egg on

(Idiomatic) To encourage or coax a person to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.

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foment

To treat by fomentation:

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goad

To prod or urge with or as if with a long pointed stick.

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incite

To provoke and urge on:

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inflame

To be affected by inflammation.

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inspire

To cause someone to have (a feeling or reaction); elicit or arouse:

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instigate

To initiate or bring about, often by inciting:

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motivate

To provide with an incentive or a reason for doing something; impel:

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prick

To pierce or puncture something or cause a pricking feeling.

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prod

To encourage, to prompt.

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provoke

To anger, irritate, or annoy

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set off

(Idiomatic) To make angry.

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touch off

(Idiomatic) To start; to cause, especially used for unstable situations that may magnify if disturbed.

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trigger

To induce a powerful emotional reaction in, especially by evoking memories of past trauma.

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work up

To raise; to excite; to stir up.

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let-fly

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cause (related)

To be the cause of; bring about; make happen; effect, induce, produce, compel, etc.

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throw

To send forth; project:

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keep (antonym)

To raise:

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galvanize

To stimulate as if by electric shock; rouse; stir; spur

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