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

Welcome to the Hotline’s Big 12 men’s basketball power rankings, a weekly assessment of the conference using analytics and common sense, with a strand of pasta occasionally heaved at the wall when mayhem is rampant. —Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026

Arráez fielded it cleanly off one bounce and heaved the ball to the infield, where first baseman Rafael Devers cut it off. —Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026

Seattle got a short gain on the next play, then on 3rd and 6 Darnold faced pressure and heaved the ball to Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who got behind the defense and was wide open for a potential walk-in touchdown. —February 9, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026

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

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

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