Going all out like this is going to propel me right into an all-or-nothing struggle.
Source: tatoeba (271707)
Propel
/pɹəˈpɛl/
Synonyms for "propel" (216 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (44)
Verb(10 words)
Noun(16 words)
advancesassembly line pushbelt motionbouncebreaststrokescatapultcatapult energycatapultingcatapultsdeliberate pushdrivesdrivingdroveengine thrustsenginesflagellate
Adjective(4 words)
animalistic driveconstant pushcontinuous pushextended reach thrust
Strong matches (64)
Verb(19 words)
Noun(20 words)
Adjective(6 words)
heavy thrustimpulsive push gesturekinetic producinglinear thrustlong thrustongoing push
Related words (108)
Noun(47 words)
pedalsphysical forcingpitchpolespolingporpoisepowered by gravitypumpingpuntpush alongpush directionpusherpushingrocketrocketingrocketsrollsrow sow seedsrowsscull
Show 27 more words
scullingshootsidestrokesskyrocketslingshotspearheadspearheadingspearheadsspringboardspringboardsspurringstrokesswimswimmingtailwindthrust forwardthrust of the argumentthruststurbinesurgeurge onurging tonevacuum thrustwheelwheel turn mechanismwheelswhoosh
Verb(24 words)
Adjective(1 words)
rubber band energy release
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
8 entriesMore specific
10 entriesCollocations
5 entriespropel developmentpropel efficiencypropel growthpropel progresspropel sales
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriessimilar
4 entriesSample sentences
15 total sentences available.
Sledge hockey is a variation of ice hockey intended for disabled athletes, who sit on aluminium sledges with attached skate blades. The players each use two spiked fibreglass hockey sticks both to propel themselves forward and to pass the puck or shoot it towards the goal.
Source: tatoeba (3567710)
Economic diversification will propel Algeria into the post-oil era.
Source: tatoeba (7860078)
LightSail 2 is the latest demonstration of solar sail technology, which uses the gentle pressure of photons — the particles of light — on a lightweight, reflective surface to propel a craft through space, similar to the way the wind pushes a sailing ship across the ocean.
Source: tatoeba (8125261)
Showing 4 of 15 available sentences.