Push Synonyms and Antonyms

po͝osh
To exert pressure
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. press
  2. bear
To move by pushing
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. propel
  2. drive
  3. shove
  4. thrust
  5. impel
  6. accelerate
  7. drive onward
  8. launch
  9. start
  10. set-in-motion
  11. put-in-motion
  12. actuate
  13. push forward
  14. shift
  15. ram
  16. start going
  17. force
  18. crowd
  19. start rolling
  20. budge
  21. stir
  22. inch along
  23. shove along
Antonyms:
  1. pull
To cause to stick out
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. poke
  2. shove
  3. thrust
To force one's way into a place or situation
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. shove
  2. muscle
To press against
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. advertise
  2. butt
  3. crowd
  4. force
  5. elbow
  6. thrust
  7. shove
  8. jostle
  9. ram
  10. promote
  11. plug
  12. drive
  13. press
  14. gore
  15. ballyhoo
  16. crush against
  17. bear against
  18. build up
  19. advance
  20. bear
  21. push out of one's way
  22. boost
  23. cry
  24. bulldoze
  25. bear on
  26. bunt
  27. coerce
  28. lie on
  29. cram
  30. popularize
  31. shoulder
  32. ding
  33. effort
  34. tug
  35. crusade
  36. energy
  37. struggle
  38. expand
  39. extend
  40. strain
  41. forge
  42. goad
  43. publicize
  44. exert
  45. gumption
  46. heave
  47. hunch
  48. contend
  49. hustle
  50. impel
  51. set one's shoulder to
  52. incentive
  53. talk up
  54. fight
  55. increase
  56. rest one's weight on
  57. initiative
  58. inspire
  59. labor
  60. put forth one's strength
  61. launch
  62. pitch
  63. motivate
  64. move
  65. nudge
  66. peddle
  67. pressure
  68. prod
  69. prompt
  70. propel
  71. sell
  72. stimulus
  73. labour
  74. urge
  75. vigor
  76. vitality
  77. campaign
  78. agitate
Antonyms:
  1. repress
  2. suppress
  3. dissuade
  4. discourage
An act or instance of using force so as to propel ahead
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. thrust
  2. shove
  3. force
  4. bearing
  5. butt
  6. propulsion
  7. drive
  8. exertion
  9. weight
  10. straining
  11. putting forth one's strength
  12. shoving
  13. thrusting
  14. forcing
  15. driving
  16. exerting of pressure
  17. pushing
  18. lean
  19. inducement
  20. kinetic-energy
  21. mass
  22. potential
  23. reserve
  24. impact
  25. blow
Antonyms:
  1. pull
  2. disinterest
  3. discouragement
To do or achieve by forcing obstacles out of one's way
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. press
  2. shove
  3. ram
Antonyms:
  1. pull
*To sell illegally
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. deal in
  2. sell under the counter
  3. blackmarket
  4. bootleg
  5. moonshine
An organized effort to accomplish a purpose
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. campaign
  2. crusade
  3. drive
  4. movement
Something that causes and encourages a given response
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. encouragement
  2. fillip
  3. impetus
  4. impulse
  5. incentive
  6. inducement
  7. motivation
  8. prod
  9. spur
  10. stimulant
  11. stimulation
  12. stimulator
  13. stimulus
An aggressive readiness along with energy to undertake taxing efforts
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. get-up-and-go
  2. drive
  3. enterprise
  4. hustle
  5. initiative
  6. energy
  7. punch
  8. gumption
An electrical switch operated by pressing
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. push-button
  2. button
Press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. bear on

Words Related to Push

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.

Push Sentence Examples

  • You were trying to push me off the bed.

  • Our goals are to push forward, not pull back.

  • His job is to push a button if he sees anything suspicious.

  • Furious and terrified, Katie planted both her hands on his arm to push it away with no success.

  • The woman directed her plea toward the Other and tried to push past Jule.

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