Synonyms of pushing

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adjective

1

as in ambitious

having a strong desire for personal advancement

among the young associates at the law firm, he was unmistakably the most pushing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ambitious
• aspiring
• driving
• hard-driving
• hustling
• energetic
• eager
• motivated
• dynamic
• go-getting
• diligent
• determined
• ardent
• hungry
• aggressive
• self-seeking
• enterprising
• competing
• lively
• venturesome
• industrious
• spirited
• competitive
• impassioned
• animated
• avid
• vigorous
• scrappy
• pushy
• rival
• gung ho
• assertive
• venturous
• opportunistic
• raring
• keen
• pretentious
• high-flying
• overambitious
• self-assertive
• rivalrous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indifferent
• uninterested
• disinterested
• unambitious
• apathetic
• casual
• lackadaisical
• unexcited
• unenthusiastic
• easygoing
• lukewarm
• tepid
• lazy
• sluggish
• halfhearted
• uneager
• ambitionless
• lethargic
• listless
• shiftless
• lazyish
• spiritless
• unaggressive
• unassertive

2

as in busy

thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited

the sort of sycophantic, pushing man on the make that everyone loves to hate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• busy
• intruding
• prying
• interfering
• meddling
• pushy
• annoying
• intrusive
• officious
• meddlesome
• obtrusive
• presuming
• nosey
• protrusive
• invading
• nosy
• snoopy
• rude
• presumptuous
• trespassing
• brazen
• curious
• impudent
• bumptious
• insolent
• harassing
• inquisitive
• bold
• impertinent
• overbearing
• pestiferous
• superserviceable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unobtrusive
• withdrawn
• silent
• retiring
• quiet
• reserved
• uninvolved
• restrained
• inhibited
• reticent
• hands-off
• reclusive
• subdued
• taciturn

pushing

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verb

present participle of push

1

as in shoving

to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one

I had to push my damaged bike all the way home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shoving
• driving
• thrusting
• propelling
• moving
• squeezing
• forcing
• jamming
• pressuring
• compressing
• bearing (down)
• weighing (upon)
• impelling
• squashing
• compelling
• depressing
• leaning (on or against)
• ramming
• muscling
• bulldozing

2

as in squeezing

to force one's way

we had to push our way through a crowd that was mostly headed in the opposite direction

Synonyms & Similar Words

• squeezing
• shoving
• pressing
• jamming
• crashing
• jostling
• elbowing
• bulldozing
• shouldering
• thrusting
• muscling
• boring
• bulling
• ramming