Synonyms of jostling

jostling

verb

present participle of jostle

as in pushing

to force one's way

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pushing
• squeezing
• shoving
• elbowing
• jamming
• pressing
• crashing
• shouldering
• bulldozing
• muscling
• boring
• thrusting
• bulling
• ramming

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jostling

Serena’s name was on everyone’s lips, with fans chatting about the American’s chances and journalists jostling for position to get their hands on a reserved media seat. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 June 2026

As the data center building boom and its growing demand for electricity roll along, utilities are jostling for prime position to benefit. — Conor Harrison, Fortune, 23 June 2026

As the data center building boom and its growing demand for electricity roll along, utilities are jostling for prime position to benefit. — Conor Harrison, The Conversation, 16 June 2026

Of the several candidates jostling for the role, only two — regardless of their party — will advance from the primary to the general election. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026

Brindley and Hughes could be part of a group of young players jostling for a spot on the Avs roster next season. — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 1 June 2026

With this in mind, researchers ran some simulations to explore how all that jostling for position might have affected the moons of Jupiter and Uranus in particular — and the results suggest that these two planets' moons only survived that tumultuous time because of a giant planet that didn't. — Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 29 May 2026

People are jostling to replace Keir Starmer. — Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026

Companies are jostling for an AI stock bump. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 14 May 2026