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Synonyms for thrust

55 synonyms
8 antonyms
8 meanings

verb
noun

Most common

pass lunge cast hurl stab jab shove force

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Pass

pass, lunge, cast, hurl, hurtle formal, dash, propel, fling, toss

2. Stab — to stab; to pierce; usually with through

stab, jab, stick, dig, foin dated, yerk dated

3. Shove

shove, squeeze, jostle, stuff

4. Charge — to force something upon someone

force, charge, charre UK, compel

Other

force in, pierce, strike, attack, press, throw, assault, impel, reach, urge, run, dart

Noun

1. Poke

poke, jabbing, poking, clap

2. Focus — the primary effort; the goal

point, focus, gist

3. Push — the force generated by propulsion, as in a jet engine

lift, push dated

4. Grab — A push, stab, or lunge forward

Other

impulse, driving force, drive, push-up, run-through, break-in, liement, goad, venew dated

Antonyms

pull, drag, draw

All antonyms of thrust →

Definitions

v. 1
To force something upon someone.
I asked her not to thrust the responsibility on me.
v. 2
To stab; to pierce; usually with through.
n. 1
A push, stab, or lunge forward.
The cutpurse tried to knock her satchel from her hands, but she avoided his thrust and yelled, "Thief!"
n. 2
The force generated by propulsion, as in a jet engine.
Spacecraft are engineering marvels, designed to resist the thrust of liftoff, as well as the reverse pressure of the void.

Related words

Word family: thruster
Phrases: thrust out hip thrust hip thrust pad pelvic thrust reverse thrust stop thrust thrust diamond thrust fault

Forms

Plural: thrusts → pokes, jabbings, pokings, claps…
Past participle: thrusted
e.g. thrusted → passed, lunged, hurled, hurtled…

Example sentences

hurl I hoped you could hurl some lumens into the gloom.
stab Bruno approached Rima to stab her with his knife.
shove The granny gave me a shove and dashed to the door.
dart Tom was killed by a poison dart fired from a blowgun.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
thrust		falling
hurl		rising
lunge		rising
stab		rising
shove		rising
dart		rising

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

By length

3 letters: run¹, dig¹, jab¹
4 letters: pass¹, cast¹, push¹, lift¹, grab¹, urge¹, dash¹, toss¹, stab¹, poke¹, dart¹, clap¹, gist¹, hurl¹
5 letters: point¹, force¹, press¹, break¹, stuff¹, drive¹, focus², reach¹, stick¹, throw¹, shove¹, fling¹, lunge¹, impel²
6 letters: attack², charge¹, strike¹, pierce¹, poking², compel², propel², jostle², hurtle², charre
7 letters: assault², squeeze¹, impulse², jabbing², liement

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (focus² = 2 syllables).