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

As residents, activists, farmers and journalists squeezed and jostled through the crowd, holding court in one corner was Budd-Falen, the high-ranking official with the Interior Department. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

McDonald’s has jostled its menu and has sought to lure some of those customers to stores through value meals and other specials. — Michelle Chapman, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

Television crews jostled for hallway interviews with arriving lawmakers. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 July 2026

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

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