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 Wolves can take heart in the next two games being at Target Center, where the crowds propelled them to a stirring first-round series victory over the Denver Nuggets. —

Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 7 May 2026 This is the experience of reading their early work; sitting alongside Myles, we are propelled forth, out into the streets of New York, back into the past, and yet also—inevitably, inexorably—forward to the effulgent future that awaits their young writer. —

Literary Hub, 7 May 2026 That swing propelled the Rockies to a 6-2 win over the Mets on Thursday at Coors Field, avoiding a sweep and snapping a six-game losing streak. —

Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 May 2026 The launches also propelled the movie studio, which saw revenue increase 21%. —

Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026 And they were propelled by Brunson’s 27 first-half points. —

Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026 This would be fine in previous seasons, where the ’90s storyline propelled each episode with fresh hell in every episode. —

Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 May 2026 Head coach Rachid Meziane felt the Sun lacked some of the intensity and connectedness that propelled its 83-78 win in the preseason opener against the Toronto Tempo. —

Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026 The country posted a trade deficit for a fourth straight month, propelled by an increase in imports as global raw material prices spiked as a result of the conflict. —

Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen, Bloomberg, 3 May 2026

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Now the edge is getting pushed yet again, as the culture transitions from the memeification of one man’s death to delighting in the real-time memes of wars.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2026
Kurt's key takeaways Spaceflight has always pushed the limits of what is possible, but the process has remained slow for a long time.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026