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

Aside from cast members jostling for space in the production, one of the main challenges will be the shoot, after the production of the first feature drew very little attention. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026

Nolan will, most definitely, be in the running for best director once again, while the likes of Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Samantha Morton, and Robert Pattinson are jostling for position in the various acting races. — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

By the sixteenth lap, about a third of the way through the race, the two were jostling at the front. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026

However, public listings are very much on the table in Asia, with firms jostling for a piece of India's Jio IPO and venture capitalist Jenny Lee saying that startups in the region were 'speeding' toward IPOs. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026

The bipartisan debate dodging has made for some strange campaign jostling this week. — New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

The Uprising is about how a mass of bodies jostling for recognition can become a wave of change. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026

More than 200 walruses were hauled out on the beach, grunting and groaning, wriggling and jostling for position. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Steele’s competition for the two spots primarily is coming from senior Carson Rasmussen at left guard, with sophomore Stewart Taufa and senior Zander Esty also jostling at center. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 19 Aug. 2026