Synonyms for shove

Most common

push · squeeze · thrust · poke · jostle

All synonyms

Verb

Antonyms

pull

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To push, especially roughly or with force.

Related words

Word family

shoveboard shovegroat shovel shover

Phrases

shove over shove ha'penny push and shove shove about shove around shove down shove it shove off

Forms

Past participle

shoved
e.g. shoved → pushed, thrusted, squeezed, poked…

Example sentences

• push He tried with all his might to push the door open.
• squeeze Everyone squeeze together so I can take a picture.
• thrust Sami has been thrust into a role he never imagined.
• poke I don't poke my nose into other people's business.
• jostle My friend and I were separated in the jostle of the surging crowd.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

jog¹

4 letters

push¹, poke¹

5 letters

stuff¹, crowd¹, shunt¹, impel², shtup

6 letters

thrust¹, propel², jostle²

7 letters

squeeze¹

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (impel² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

fourrer

Italiano

infilare

Español

meter