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

Russia has pushed on with a bloody offensive, while escalating it air attacks on Ukrainian cities, the scale of which are now the biggest of the war to date. —David Brennan, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2025

Once again, the student focused on the curriculum being pushed on future educators, and how that will impact children in the classroom in the not-so-distant future. —Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025

They were given the licence to push on from central midfield into the channels and make runs behind the opposition’s defence. —Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025

Davidson’s rally is one of several end-of-year pushes on the platform, which has increasingly leaned on high-profile talent to draw attention to smaller or community-based nonprofits. —Anna Tingley, Variety, 12 Dec. 2025

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