Definitions

thrusting

NOUN

cast

Synonyms

STRONGEST

casting

STRONG

ejection expulsion fling flinging heave heaving hurl hurling launching lob lobbing pitch pitching projection propulsion shooting sling slinging thrust toss tossing

Antonyms

WEAK

catch keeping retention

NOUN

penetration

Synonyms

STRONGEST

infiltration seepage

STRONG

diffusion entrance ingress insertion invasion osmosis perforation

WEAK

forcing piercing punching stabbing

Antonyms

WEAK

departure egress evacuation

NOUN

push

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance assault attack drive effort offensive thrust

STRONG

bearing blow butt charge driving energy exerting exertion forcing impact jolt lean mass nudge onset poke prod propulsion shove shoving straining weight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hesitation

STRONG

idleness laziness

WEAK

discouragement disinterest pull

Example Sentences

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The badger held two teacups, thrusting them upward.

From Literature

But it’s also thrusting a decades-old accounting debate back into the spotlight.

From MarketWatch

Bezos is the latest among an older generation of Silicon Valley leaders who are thrusting themselves into the AI race.

From The Wall Street Journal

We charged them, thrusting hands, arms, legs, even heads, under the streams of water, washing away the stench of the boxcars.

From Literature

They run at a gallop, thrusting their thin legs ahead of their bodies, two powerful legs at a time.

From Literature