Propel Synonyms and Antonyms

prə-pĕl
To set or keep going
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. move
  2. actuate
  3. drive
  4. impel
  5. mobilize
  6. run
To launch with great force
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. fire
  2. hurtle
  3. loose
  4. project
  5. shoot
To force to move or advance with or as if with blows or pressure
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. drive
  2. move
  3. push
  4. thrust
  5. impel
  6. launch
  7. shove
  8. force
  9. hurl
  10. ram
  11. prompt
  12. send
  13. sling
  14. spur
  15. throw
  16. urge
Antonyms:
  1. hold
  2. hinder
  3. keep
To cause to move forward or onward.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. push

Words Related to Propel

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Propel Sentence Examples

  • The water supports the bird, and the feet simply propel.

  • He or she must actively use the arms and legs to propel the movement.

  • The ocean of water buoys or floats the ship, and the ocean of air, or part of it in motion, swells the sails which propel the ship. The moving air, which strikes the sails directly, strikes.

  • A given cormus may bear one or several nectocalyces, and by their contractions they propel the colony slowly along, like so many medusae harnessed together.

  • The force required to propel a balloon against even a moderate breeze would result in its destruction.

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