push on

verb

pushed on; pushing on; pushes on

intransitive verb

: to continue on one's way : proceed

Synonyms of push on

• move
• exit
• depart
• get
• go
• push off
• pull out
• walk out
• peel off
• get off
• run along
• shove (off)
• cut out
• escape
• evacuate
• step (along)
• take off

Examples of push on in a Sentence

the party was getting deadly dull, so it was time to push on

Recent Examples on the Web

And despite years of trying to stop the war from breaking out in Yemen, the pressure Trump imposed on Iran was expected to eventually trigger a Houthi push on the kingdom. — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026

At -102, +3 protects against a narrow defeat and pushes on a three-point Seattle win. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

The Houthis made a swift push on the country's western coast on the Red Sea in early September. — Ahmed Al-Haj, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

Considering the company’s offensive, race-swapping AI ads are being pushed on unsuspecting users on social media, that promise feels mightily disingenuous. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1602, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for push on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon