pushback

noun

push·​back ˈpu̇sh-ˌbak 

1

: the action of forcing an object backward

2

: resistance or opposition in response to a policy or regulation especially by those affected

Examples of pushback in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, instead of the pilot starting the engines during pushback and the tug disconnecting afterward, TaxiBot remains attached to the nose gear via a specialized pivoting clamping platform. —David Szondy june 07, New Atlas, 7 June 2026

Look at the Republican pushback as well. —ABC News, 7 June 2026

Environmentalists for years have said one reason the Bureau of Reclamation was able to flood Glen Canyon with little public pushback is that so few knew the place. —Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 June 2026

There are questions around whether the festival will have the budget to continue bankrolling talent invites, while there has been pushback in some quarters over how the A-list star strategy serves the local film industry and its organic growth. —Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for pushback

• aback
• attack
• backpack
• backtrack
• bareback
• blackjack
• brownback
• buyback
• callback
• cognac
• comeback
• cutback