Synonyms of muscled

muscled

verb

past tense of muscle

1

as in forced

to cause (a person) to give in to pressure

he was muscled out of command by his opponents at military headquarters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forced
• coerced
• compelled
• obliged
• obligated
• drove
• pressured
• pressed
• constrained
• dragooned
• sandbagged
• bullied
• impressed
• intimidated
• blackmailed
• impelled
• blackjacked
• made
• cowed
• bulldozed
• dragged
• terrorized
• hectored
• threatened
• twisted one's arm
• browbeat
• badgered
• menaced
• shamed
• harassed
• hounded
• high-pressured

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• let
• allowed
• permitted
• moved
• convinced
• satisfied
• argued
• induced
• talked (into)
• won (over)
• persuaded
• prevailed (on or upon)

2

as in pushed

to force one's way

muscling straight through the packed crowd of people waiting to board the ship

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of muscled

Apopka continues its rebuilding stage but watch out for big defensive lineman Demetri Tarpley, who is 6-3 and has muscled up to 305 pounds with an offseason program. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026

The action spilled to the outside, and Wagner muscled Dragon Lee back into the ring with a powerbomb. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, SpaceX and Meta have muscled their way into the AI elite ranks, further piling the pressure on the leading frontier labs. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 14 Aug. 2026

The streaks abruptly ended when De Ketelaere muscled past Cubarsí and headed home a cross from Timothy Castagne for Belgium’s tying goal. — ABC News, 10 July 2026

The 6-foot-1 Courtney has even muscled up more. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 19 June 2026

After Josh Hart missed his second free throw, Robinson muscled his way into the paint, beat 7-foot-4 Wembanyama for the ball and got the offensive rebound. — Mark Prussin, CBS News, 18 June 2026

The House narrowly voted on Tuesday to direct roughly $70 billion to the Department of Homeland Security for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol, the second multi-billion dollar infusion of money to the agencies in the last year muscled through by Republicans alone. — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 9 June 2026

Instead of ordering an intentional walk to Colson Montgomery with Edgar Quero on deck, Phillies manager Don Mattingly let Bowlan face the Sox slugger, who muscled a broken bat single into right field, bringing home Meidroth with the tying run. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026