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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'push'

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1. (noun) push, pushing
the act of applying force in order to move something away
Synonyms: pushing, energy, push button, thrust, push, get-up-and-go, button
Antonyms: pull, draw, force

2. (noun) push, thrust
the force used in pushing
Synonyms: thrust, jabbing, pushing, button, push, stab, knife thrust, push button, drive, poking, driving force, poke, thrusting, energy, jab, get-up-and-go
Antonyms: pull, force, draw

3. (noun) energy, push, get-up-and-go
enterprising or ambitious drive
Synonyms: vim, vitality, thrust, vigour, energy, push, zip, muscularity, free energy, vigor, push button, button, pushing, get-up-and-go
Antonyms: force, pull, draw

4. (noun) push button, push, button
an electrical switch operated by pressing
Synonyms: thrust, pushing, button, release, push, push button, clitoris, energy, clit, get-up-and-go
Antonyms: draw, force, pull

5. (verb) push
an effort to advance
Synonyms: pushing, energy, push button, thrust, get-up-and-go, button
Antonyms: pull, force, draw

6. (verb) push, force
move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
Synonyms: fight, tug, ram, promote, force, agitate, hale, crusade, drive, advertise, thrust, draw, campaign, pull, coerce, storm, squeeze, pressure, wedge, labor, labour, crowd, impel, press, bear on, advertize, push
Antonyms: force, pull, draw

7. (verb) push, bear on
press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
Synonyms: bear upon, fight, continue, tug, promote, touch, force, agitate, crusade, drive, advertise, have-to doe with, pertain, carry on, touch on, affect, campaign, uphold, come to, relate, refer, labor, labour, crowd, impact, press, bear on, preserve, advertize, push, concern
Antonyms: draw, pull, force

8. (verb) advertise, advertize, promote, push
make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
Synonyms: publicise, tug, agitate, promote, force, boost, crusade, drive, advertise, encourage, upgrade, campaign, elevate, further, labour, kick upstairs, advance, crowd, publicize, press, bear on, raise, advertize, push, fight, labor
Antonyms: draw, force, pull

9. (verb) tug, labor, labour, push, drive
strive and make an effort to reach a goal
Synonyms: fight, force back, crowd, lug, get, dig, ram, drudge, moil, press, tug, agitate, advertize, take, repel, aim, drive, promote, travail, crusade, labour, motor, advertise, grind, bear on, repulse, labor, force, ride, push, campaign, tote, push back, toil, beat back
Antonyms: pull, draw, force

10. (verb) push
press against forcefully without moving
Synonyms: labour, labor, press, crowd, bear on, promote, fight, crusade, drive, advertize, campaign, tug, advertise, agitate, force
Antonyms: pull, draw, force

11. (verb) push, crowd
approach a certain age or speed
Synonyms: fight, tug, herd, promote, force, agitate, crusade, drive, advertise, campaign, crowd together, labor, labour, crowd, press, bear on, advertize, push
Antonyms: pull, force, draw

12. (verb) crusade, fight, press, campaign, push, agitate
exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
Synonyms: fight, tug, excite, iron out, press out, crowd, raise up, shake up, shake, commove, run, press, vex, agitate, advertize, adjure, stir, budge, shift, urge on, weight-lift, promote, foment, turn on, rouse, compress, urge, struggle, oppose, entreat, contend, beseech, contract, iron, crusade, defend, fight back, squeeze, charge, compact, bear on, drive, exhort, labor, force, stir up, bid, charge up, push, fight down, campaign, take the field, weigh, conjure, constrict, disturb, advertise, weightlift, labour
Antonyms: force, draw, pull

13. (verb) push
sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs)
Synonyms: labour, labor, press, crowd, bear on, promote, fight, crusade, drive, advertize, campaign, tug, advertise, agitate, force
Antonyms: force, draw, pull

14. (verb) push
move strenuously and with effort
Synonyms: labour, labor, press, crowd, bear on, promote, fight, crusade, drive, advertize, campaign, tug, advertise, agitate, force
Antonyms: draw, force, pull

15. (verb) press, push
make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
Synonyms: fight, tug, iron out, press out, crowd, weigh, press, squeeze, agitate, advertize, adjure, urge on, weight-lift, promote, compress, urge, entreat, beseech, contract, iron, compact, crusade, drive, bear on, exhort, labor, force, bid, push, campaign, conjure, constrict, advertise, weightlift, labour
Antonyms: draw, pull, force

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'push'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. push
To drive is to move an object with some force or violence before or away from oneself; it is the direct reverse of draw, lead, etc. A man leads a horse by the halter, drives him with whip and
Synonyms: drive, compel, propel, repel, resist, thrust, impel, push, repulse, ride, urge on

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