Don't thrust your knife into the cheese.
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Thrust
/θɹʌst/
Synonyms for "thrust" (338 found)
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Closest matches (68)
Noun(15 words)
accelerationactuateadvanceadvance againstadvance uponafterburneraggressivenessamountanimateassaultatomic powerbangbearbear down onbear down uponbear uponbearingbest partbetter partbody
Adjective(4 words)
bold momentumcareless shovedanish shovedense crowd push
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (101)
Noun(21 words)
drive inengine thrustenglish shoveexerted forcefocusforce conceptforcesgerman krafthard shoveharpoonimpetusesjabbingjavelin thrustknife thrustlanceline pushlong thrust movementlungelungeslunging
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main point
drive ondriving forceelbowelectric powerelectropowerembedenergyenterpriseessenceexhaustfeintfireflankflingforceforce uponforwardfuelgasgenerality
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get-up-and-gogetawaygibegingergistgive an impetusgive momentumgoadgravamenheadhome thrusthorsepowerhurlhurtlehustlehydraulic powerhydroelectric powerimpactimpaleimpelimpellentimpelling forceimpetusimportimpose onimpose uponimpulseimpulsionincentiveinciteincitementinfiltrateinitiativeinterposeirresistible forcejabjamjet powerjet propulsionjogjogglejoltjostlekicklaunch an attacklavishline of flightliquid oxygenlungemain bodymajor part
Adjective(3 words)
extended reach thrustextra pushforward motion
Related words (169)
majoritymanpowermarch againstmarch uponmassmeatmomentmomentummostmotivatemotive powermount an attackmovenuclear powernudgeopen an offensivepasspedalpeppepper
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pickuppiercepile drivepiss and vinegarpiston powerpithpizzazzplankplopplumpplungeplunkpluralitypointpokepolepooppowerpresspress onpress uponpressureprodpropelpropellantpropellingpropelmentpropulsionpropulsion chargepulsionpunchpurportpushpushingputput in motionquickeningramram downrattlereaction propulsionrocket powerrocket propulsionrollrowrunrun againstsenseset agoingset goingset in motionshaftshakeshortshouldershoveshovingshuntsinkslapsnapsolar powerspeedupspunkstabstarchsteam powerstep upstep-upstickstressstrikesubstancesweepsweep alongswingtampthermonuclear powerthrowthrust upontosstreadletrolltrundleupshoturgeurge onurge uponvervevimwater powerwhip onzingzip
Noun(35 words)
Adjective(6 words)
nongravitational forcephysical forcerapid lungestrong pushunpremeditated pushviolent shove
Related word relations
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More general
39 entriesShowing 16 of 39 words.
More specific
22 entriesShowing 16 of 22 words.
Collocations
12 entriesengine thrustforward thrustmain thrustrocket thrustthrust a bladethrust a spearthrust forwardthrust forward aggressivelythrust intothrust of the argumentthrust vectorthrust with force
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
1 entriessimilar
1 entriespush up
Sample sentences
25 total sentences available.
A bunch of people thrust their way toward the rear exit.
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The boy thrust the coin into his pocket.
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The policeman thrust me aside.
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Showing 4 of 25 available sentences.