PROPELLED Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

propelled

verb

past tense of propel

as in pushed

to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one playfully he propelled his rambunctious friend into the swimming pool to cool off

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as in drove

to set or keep in motion the aircraft is propelled by a pair of turboprop engines

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Recent Examples of propelled The captain, whose skill and flair have propelled him to be the face of the team for years, is nursing a left calf injury and spent most of the week training on his own away from his teammates. —

David Close, CNN Money, 19 June 2026 Ukraine's major drone attack on a Moscow oil refinery, caused extensive damage and viral explosions, including a tank lid propelled skyward. —

David Hambling, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 And while some swings and misses prompted a few dark years of the soul, his segue into streaming has propelled him to the apex of his Hollywood power. —

Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026 For American diners of diverse backgrounds, chop suey struck an enticing balance between novelty and decipherability, which propelled it to national popularity even as the US government moved to exclude Chinese laborers from entering the country in 1882. —

Ashley Rose Young, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 June 2026 Democrats in Maine, meanwhile, have nominated Graham Platner, a political novice whose grassroots campaign and brash communication style propelled him to a decisive victory over the state’s Democratic governor, Janet Mills, who remained on the ballot but suspended her campaign in April. —

Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 18 June 2026 Just a few days after the IPO, SpaceX's soaring shares propelled a $60 billion acquisition of AI coding startup Cursor using stock to fund the deal. —

John Kell, Fortune, 17 June 2026 His involvement propelled him to the upper echelons of legal leadership. —

Diamy Wang, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026 Despite her deep love for her family, Lally was propelled away from home by her adventurous spirit. —

Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026

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With the tattoo tables pushed to the side, the room becomes a coliseum for adults going to war with Beyblades, a children’s toy made popular a quarter of a century ago.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
During Monday’s meeting trustees forcefully pushed back on the suggestion that there were governance improprieties.

— Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026