Synonyms of jostled

jostled

verb

past tense of jostle

as in pushed

to force one's way

everyone glared at the man who jostled to the front of the line

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pushed
• squeezed
• shoved
• jammed
• elbowed
• pressed
• crashed
• bored
• muscled
• shouldered
• bulled
• bulldozed
• thrust
• rammed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jostled

In 1989, Khomeini’s body jostled out of the coffin in his chaotic procession. — Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 3 July 2026

Inspired by a format often used on Jubilee, a popular YouTube channel, one conservative student took a seat in the center of a ring of chairs, and liberal audience members jostled to sit across from him and debate him. — Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

Multiple clips circulating on social media from the court showed Israeli officials quickly turning the video off as people jostled to see the doctor. — Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026

Castle, in particular, jostled through various matchups. — Fred Katz, New York Times, 10 June 2026

They were jostled by men carrying heavy crates, cursed out by a man selling a pair of old boots, and viewed with suspicion by seemingly everyone else. — Literary Hub, 3 June 2026

The pitching staff has been jostled, with a rough outing by lefty reliever Aaron Bummer on Monday necessitating his release on Tuesday. — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 20 May 2026

Well out of place, an aggressive Rakell jostled the puck free and poked in an empty-netter for the 2-0 lead for Pittsburgh's first multigoal lead of the series. — Cbs News Philadelphia Staff, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026

China and the Democratic Republic of Congo reached a new mining agreement, as Beijing and Washington jostled for control of Africa’s key mineral resources. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 30 Mar. 2026