Synonyms of heaves

heaves 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of heave

1

as in hoists

to lift with effort

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hoists
• hefts
• raises
• boosts
• ups
• elevates
• upheaves
• uplifts
• rears
• jacks (up)
• hikes
• uprears
• picks up
• upraises

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drops
• lowers
• depresses
• sinks
• submerges
• submerses

2

as in vomits

to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth

heaved as soon as he stepped off the roller coaster

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vomits
• hurls
• retches
• pukes
• barfs
• ejects
• upchucks
• gags
• spews
• spits up
• disgorges
• throws up
• regurgitates
• loses one's lunch
• tosses one's cookies
• expels
• nauseates

3

as in lifts

to move from a lower to a higher place or position

heaved the bucket from the bottom of the well

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lifts
• raises
• elevates
• hoists
• uplifts
• ups
• hefts
• heightens
• upholds
• boosts
• rises
• ascends
• cranes
• takes up
• mounts
• hikes
• perks (up)
• picks up
• upraises
• jacks (up)
• rears
• upends

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drops
• lowers
• falls
• descends
• plunges
• slips
• dips
• pushes
• presses
• bears
• depresses
• sinks
• pitches
• submerges

4

as in throws

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

heaved the brick over the fence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• throws
• hurls
• tosses
• flings
• fires
• launches
• casts
• slings
• bowls
• hurtles
• lobs
• catapults
• pegs
• dashes
• pitches
• flips
• chucks
• lofts
• darts
• guns
• rolls
• thrusts
• pelts
• lets fly
• precipitates
• passes
• propels
• shoots
• ejects
• impels
• rifles
• hooks
• projects
• bucks

5

as in gasps

to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gasps
• pants
• wheezes
• snores
• puffs
• blows
• chokes
• hyperventilates
• huffs
• gulps
• is out of breath
• exhales
• smothers
• strangles
• stifles
• gags
• asphyxiates
• snuffles
• expires

heaves

2 of 2

noun

plural of heave

as in thrusts

Related Words

• thrusts
• upheavals
• upturns
• climbs
• soars
• upwellings
• upswings
• upsurges
• rises
• raises
• ascensions
• risings
• hoists
• upthrusts
• uptrends
• ascents
• upsweeps
• boosts
• elevations
• hikes
• takeoffs
• levitations
• liftoffs
• blastoffs

Dissimilar Words

• downs
• decreases
• declines
• plops
• drops
• falls
• dips
• plunges
• dives
• downgrades
• downfalls
• descents
• comedowns
• nosedives

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heaves

Verb

Fun story here about why even top teams are beginning to prize heaves like this one. — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 25 July 2026

In another video, an emergency worker heaves a large stone aside while working to free people from the wreckage. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 25 June 2026

Moscow’s next move, as its skyline heaves with sooty smoke, must be to find a way to accept its weakness, and accommodate it, while not projecting anything other than strength. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 18 June 2026

And so, in the constant tug-of-war between tradition and innovation, the latest design heaves toward history, meeting the future’s infrastructure needs in comfortingly familiar costume. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 June 2026

When a degraded grassland returns to health, the ground heaves up, as if inhaling with relief. — Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026

If the plane heaves up, the spoilers can press it back down. — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026

Cover Exposed Roots Sometimes heavy ice and snow heaves newer plants out of the ground. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026

Aquilla Sadalla’s wordless vocals, a gorgeous swell of howls and heaves, complement the arrangement without becoming the focal point. — Mark Richardson, Pitchfork, 3 Feb. 2026