Push

/pʊʃ/

Synonyms for "push" (681 found)

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Noun(18 words)

thrusta shoveactivateamount of physical forceapplied external forceapplied force evenlyapplying forceassembly line pushbargebody shoveboost buttoncatalan forçachallengeschallenging behaviorchivycontact force upwardcontinuous force

accelerate actuate advanceadvance againstadvance uponadventuresomeness adventurousness advertise advocate aggrandizeaggravated assaultaggression aggressiveness ambition ambitiousness amperageamphibious attackapply pressurearmed assaultarmipotence

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ask assailing assailment assault attack augment authority badger ballyhoo bangbanzai attackbearbear down onbear down uponbear uponbearingbeat itbeefbeef upbeg beset besiegeblack marketblack powerblack-market black-marketeer blandish blitz blitzkrieg boost boot bootleg bowl breakthrough browbeatbrush asidebrush offbrute forcebuck bug build bull bulldoze bully bullyrag bumpbump againstbunch bundle bunt burden bustle buttbutt againstbuttonhole cajolecall oncall uponcampaign charge charisma circle climacteric clout clutch coax coerce cogence cogency compel compound compress compulsion constrain constraint continueconvergence of eventscounterattack counteroffensivecoup de maincow cram

Verb(12 words)

advertise advertize agitateapplies forceapply forceapply force toapply unbalanced forcebargedbear onbrusquer campaigncauses motion

Adjective(5 words)

aggressive shovingbold momentumcareless shovechallengingconstant push

Strong matches (204)

crippling attackcrisiscritical juncturecritical pointcrossroads crowdcrucial periodcrunch crush dashdead set atdeny depart depressdescent ondeterminationdie tryingdig dint dismissal

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dispatch diversiondiversionary attackdomineer dragoon drivedrive ondriving forcedrove dun duress dynamism eagerness effect effectiveness effectuality effortegg onelbow emergency encourage endeavor energy enlarge enterprise enterprisingness enthusiasm entreat exertexert pressureexertion exhort exigency expand expedite extremity fence fire flankflank attackflower powerforay forceforce majeureforcefulnessforge aheadforwardfrontal attackfull blastfull forcegasgas attackgetget movingget-up-and-getget-up-and-gogetup ginger gogo aheadgo all outgo awaygo slowgo-ahead go-gettinggo-to-itivenessgoad group gumption harass haste hastenhasten onheadhead-on attackhiehie onhigh-pressure hingehit the roadhorde hound hunch hurryhurry alonghurry onhurry uphurtle hustlehustle uphype impel impetus importune impulse impulsion incentive inchinch forwardincitation incite incitement incursion induce infiltrate infiltration influence initiative insistinsist uponinstigation interpose intimidate invasion jab jam jawbone jog joggle jolt jostle

Verb(17 words)

crowd crusade drive elbowedexert forceexert force onexerting fight forceforce the issuegerman schubsengeschubst huckstered impelled impelling impels jostled

Noun(39 words)

crowd pushcrowding depress dollydoor pushingdrives elbowing elbows elevate energyengine thrustsenglish shoveexerted forceexertion of forceflogging foistforce applicationforce applicationsforce conceptforce magnitudes

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force relatedforce the matterforcesforces readingforcing techniqueforward thrustfrench forcegerman kraftget-up-and-gohard shovehawking hawks huckster hucksters hurrying impulse increaseincrease pace of workjet engine thrust

Adjective(6 words)

danish shovedanish skubbeextended reach thrustextra pushhardheavy thrust

Adverb(1 words)

gradually apply force

Related words (340)

Noun(66 words)

jostlesline pushmeasurement of pushmore physical pressuremove muscle muscles muscling naggingnorwegian skubbenose noses nosing nudges nudging offensives outthrustphysical forcingphysics termpoles

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policy impetuspolingportuguese forçapresspress a keypresses pressingprobe thrustpropel puntpush buttonpusher pushingpushing forcequick shoveraise ramroddingshoulder bumpshoulder shoveshouldering shoveshove awayshovesshoving gesturesingle pushspanish fuerzastackssteady forcestrain energystraining energystrong shovesudden shovethrust forwardthrust forward aggressivelythrust intothrust of the argumentthrust with forcethrusting thrusts thumb uploadsurge to acturging toneuse forcevacuum thrustwheel

kick launchlaunch an attackleavelight outlightning attacklightning warlobby lot magnifymain forcemain strengthmakemake things hummanamarch againstmarch uponmashmass attackmegadeath

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mightmight and mainmightiness mob mobilize momentum moonshine motivatemotive powermount an attackmove moxiemuddle throughmugging multiply multitudemuscle powernagnag atnotice nudge offense offensive onset onslaughtopen an offensiveoverburden overkill oversell overstrain overtaxpanzer warfarepass pedal peddle pep pepper persuade pesterpile drivepinchpiss and vinegarpizzazz plague pleadplead withplug plunge ply poke pole poop potence potency potentiality powerpower packpower structurepower strugglepowerfulness precipitate prepotency presspress forwardpress onpressure proceed prod productiveness productivity promote prompt propagandize propel propellant propelling propelment propulsion provocative provoke publicize puff puissance pull pulsion pump punchpush forwardpush offpush onpush throughpushfulness pushiness pushing pushingness quicken raid railroadrailroad throughramram downrash impulserattle rebuff recommend reject rise roll rouse row rub runrun againstrun atrushrush alongsail awaysally scram scramble sell setset in motionshake shameshock tacticsshoot aheadshoulder shoveshove offshoving shunt sinew skedaddle snapsoft soapsoft-soap sortie speedspeed alongspeed upspirit spread spunk spur squab squash squeeze squish stampede starch steamstep livelystickstick outstimulant stimulate stimulus strain strait strength stress strikestrong armsuperiority superpower sweepsweep alongsweet talksweet-talktake offtalk tamp tax teasethe bootthe sackthrong throw thrust torment tout traffic treadle troll trundle trytry againtry and trytry hardturnturning pointtyrannizeunprovoked assaultup-and-comingnessurge urgency validity vehemence venturesomeness venturousness verve vigor vim virility virtue virulence vitalitywalking paperswattage weight wheedle whipwhip alongwork onzeal zing zip

Adjective(14 words)

kinematic forcelinear thrustmechanical forceminor shovenoneducational plugnongravitational forcephysical forcephysical shovingpowerful shovepressing issuerough shoveunpremeditated pushviolent pushesviolent shove

Verb(20 words)

labor labour muscled nosed presspress the buttonpressed pressured promotepropel developmentpropelled propels scooted shoved shunted temptsthrust a bladethrust a speartug wheeled

Preposition(2 words)

with forcewith great force

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More general

52 entries

actuation advance advancement advertise advertizeaffect variableapplied forceapply forceapproachcause increasecause motionchange quantitycome nearcome oncontact forcedeal

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More specific

17 entries

continuous pushgentle pushimpulsive pushnudgepress a keypress a leverpush a blockpush a buttonpush a cartpush a switchpush concentrationpush pressurepush speedpush temperatureshovesteady push

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Collocations

10 entries

apply forcegentle pushpush a buttonpush a cartpush directionpush forcepush offpush onsmall pushstrong push

Inflections

3 entries

pushed pushes pushing

Derivations

5 entries

pushable pushed pusher pushes pushing

Antonyms

1 entries

pull

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14 entries

advertise advertize agitatebear oncampaign crusade drive fight force labor labour press promote tug

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In case of an emergency, push this button.

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The students wanted us to help push the car.

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In case of fire, break the glass and push the red button.

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Push the job and get it done this week.

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