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push
noun as in physical force
noun as in mental determination
verb as in thrust, press with force
Strongest matches
accelerate, bump, depress, drive, force, launch, move, nudge, pressure, propel, shift, shove
Strong matches
budge, bulldoze, butt, crowd, dig, elbow, exert, gore, hustle, impel, jam, jostle, muscle, poke, railroad, ram, shoulder, squash, squeeze, squish, steamroll, stir, strain, strong-arm
Weak matches
bear down, crush against, high-pressure, lie on, make one's way, pour it on, put the arm on, rest on
verb as in incite, urge
Strong matches
browbeat, bulldoze, coerce, constrain, dragoon, expedite, goad, goose, hurry, impel, influence, inspire, jolly, kid, motivate, oblige, persuade, prod, railroad, squeeze, steamroll, strong-arm
Weak matches
bear down, egg on, exert influence, fire up, go to town on, key up, lean on, overpress, pour it on, push around, put the screws to, put up to, sell on, speed up, turn on
verb as in advertise, promote
Strong matches
Weak matches
Example Sentences
If the contactless card limit were to increase or be scrapped, then it would push the UK further on than much of Europe, and more in line with rules in other advanced economies.
You would not necessarily have known it as he was pushed in front of the Gallowgate End by Joelinton to take the acclaim of the crowd after the game.
Another challenge - tram curling - saw the drivers push a bicycle trolley so it halted at a specific spot.
They are getting pushed around out there and it’s only going to get uglier.
The movement’s primary aim is to push extremist ideas into the conservative mainstream.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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