Synonyms of heave

heave 1 of 3

verb (1)

1

as in to hoist

to lift with effort

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hoist
• raise
• upheave
• heft
• boost
• elevate
• up
• uplift
• jack (up)
• rear
• hike
• uprear
• upraise
• pick up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drop
• lower
• depress
• sink
• submerge
• submerse

2

as in to vomit

to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth

heaved as soon as he stepped off the roller coaster

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vomit
• hurl
• retch
• puke
• barf
• eject
• upchuck
• gag
• throw up
• spew
• disgorge
• spit up
• lose one's lunch
• toss one's cookies
• regurgitate
• expel
• nauseate

3

as in to lift

to move from a lower to a higher place or position

heaved the bucket from the bottom of the well

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lift
• raise
• elevate
• hoist
• uplift
• up
• crane
• uphold
• take up
• boost
• heighten
• hike
• heft
• rise
• upraise
• ascend
• mount
• pick up
• jack (up)
• perk (up)
• rear
• upend

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drop
• fall
• lower
• slip
• descend
• push
• plunge
• bear
• dip
• press
• depress
• sink
• pitch
• submerge

4

as in to throw

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

heaved the brick over the fence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• throw
• hurl
• toss
• fling
• sling
• fire
• launch
• cast
• chuck
• catapult
• pitch
• let fly
• lob
• hurtle
• dash
• bowl
• pelt
• flip
• dart
• loft
• gun
• peg
• roll
• thrust
• pass
• propel
• precipitate
• hook
• eject
• rifle
• impel
• shoot
• project
• buck

5

as in to gasp

to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gasp
• pant
• puff
• wheeze
• hyperventilate
• snore
• blow
• choke
• gulp
• smother
• huff
• strangle
• be out of breath
• stifle
• exhale
• gag
• asphyxiate
• snuffle
• expire

heave

2 of 3

noun

as in thrust

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thrust
• upheaval
• upturn
• climb
• soar
• upsurge
• upswing
• upwelling
• uplifting
• upthrust
• raise
• uptrend
• rising
• rise
• hoist
• ascension
• ascent
• upsweep
• upraising
• boost
• hike
• takeoff
• raising
• elevation
• liftoff
• levitation
• blastoff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sinking
• decrease
• decline
• down
• plop
• plummeting
• fall
• drop
• dive
• downfall
• dip
• downgrade
• plunge
• descent
• comedown
• nosedive

heaved

3 of 3

verb (2)

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dropped
• lowered
• depressed
• sank
• sunk
• 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
• ejected
• puked
• gagged
• barfed
• spewed
• upchucked
• spat up
• 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
• elevated
• hoisted
• upped
• upheld
• hefted
• uplifted
• craned
• heightened
• took up
• mounted
• upraised
• hiked
• boosted
• 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
• sunk
• 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
• tossed
• flung
• hurled
• slung
• cast
• launched
• fired
• chucked
• pitched
• rolled
• pegged
• hurtled
• dashed
• catapulted
• lobbed
• flipped
• pelted
• darted
• lofted
• let fly
• gunned
• passed
• propelled
• precipitated
• bowled
• thrust
• projected
• impelled
• hooked
• ejected
• 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
• choked
• wheezed
• blew
• puffed
• snored
• strangled
• huffed
• gulped
• hyperventilated
• was out of breath
• exhaled
• stifled
• gagged
• smothered
• asphyxiated
• snuffled
• expired