Synonyms of heaved

heaved

verb

variants or hove

past tense of heave

1

as in hoisted

to lift with effort

I heaved my duffel bag into the bus's overhead compartment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hoisted
• hefted
• raised
• upheaved
• boosted
• jacked (up)
• elevated
• reared
• upped
• uplifted
• hiked
• upraised
• picked up
• upreared

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dropped
• lowered
• depressed
• sank
• submerged
• submersed

2

as in vomited

to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth

heaved as soon as he stepped off the roller coaster

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vomited
• hurled
• retched
• puked
• barfed
• ejected
• spewed
• gagged
• upchucked
• threw up
• spit up
• lost one's lunch
• disgorged
• regurgitated
• tossed one's cookies
• expelled
• nauseated

3

as in lifted

to move from a lower to a higher place or position

heaved the bucket from the bottom of the well

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lifted
• raised
• hoisted
• elevated
• uplifted
• upheld
• hefted
• craned
• heightened
• boosted
• mounted
• hiked
• took up
• upraised
• upped
• rose
• ascended
• picked up
• perked (up)
• jacked (up)
• reared
• upended

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dropped
• fell
• lowered
• slipped
• pushed
• descended
• pressed
• bore
• plunged
• pitched
• sank
• dipped
• depressed
• submerged

4

as in threw

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm

heaved the brick over the fence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• threw
• hurled
• tossed
• flung
• slung
• fired
• launched
• pitched
• cast
• darted
• catapulted
• chucked
• pegged
• hurtled
• lobbed
• dashed
• pelted
• lofted
• bowled
• flipped
• rolled
• let fly
• gunned
• propelled
• passed
• precipitated
• thrust
• ejected
• impelled
• projected
• hooked
• rifled
• bucked
• shot

5

as in gasped

to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty

by the time he reached the top step of the tower, he was heaving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gasped
• panted
• wheezed
• puffed
• snored
• choked
• blew
• huffed
• hyperventilated
• gulped
• was out of breath
• exhaled
• strangled
• smothered
• stifled
• gagged
• asphyxiated
• snuffled
• expired

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heaved

Fiala outbattled two Rangers for an offensive-zone recovery, got the puck back from Alex Turcotte and heaved a shot on net. —Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026

The Bears forced overtime when Williams scrambled backward and heaved a fourth-down touchdown pass to tight end Cole Kmet in the back corner of the end zone with 18 seconds left in regulation. —The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2026

Los Angeles led 17-10 in the final minute and the Bears faced fourth-and-4 from the 14-yard line when Williams backpedaled to avoid the pass rush and heaved the ball to Cole Kmet for the tying touchdown with 18 seconds left. —Andrew Seligman, Twin Cities, 19 Jan. 2026

The quarterback heaved the ball into the corner of the end zone and tight end Cole Kmet came down with the tying touchdown with 18 seconds left in regulation. —Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 19 Jan. 2026

Quarterback Trinidad Chambliss heaved a pass to the end zone. —Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026

With just over three minutes remaining in the first quarter and the Patriots at their own 34-yard line, quarterback Drake Maye rolled to his right and heaved the ball into Jets territory. —Matt Schooley, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025

Then, in the distance, a camera flash lit up a hellish sight—wreathed in the smoke from village fires, a great black pipe organ, as tall as the houses on either side, heaved and rolled across the square. —Veronique Greenwood, Time, 21 Dec. 2025

There was an almost slapstick quality to ball after ball being heaved up, over and over, clanging against the rim or missing it altogether. —Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025