PROPELS Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

propels

verb

present tense third-person singular of propel

as in pushes

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 drives

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

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Recent Examples of propels And the guilt, shame and social stigma surrounding these crimes compounds the loneliness that propels so many victims into scams in the first place. — Juliet Linderman, Fortune, 16 July 2026 Relentless, seething power propels you down the strip faster than your body and brain can cope with. — New Atlas, 13 July 2026 Then she is shuffled back to Korea, and this disjunction is the thing that propels her narrative development. — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026 The system uses the firm’s Prometheus electromagnetic accelerator that propels test materials through simulated weather. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026 The ship’s engine propels it when wind conditions are poor, giving the crew more control over its port schedule. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 1 July 2026 The cluster transforms an already-formidable single-node machine into a genuine AI home lab, one that propels you beyond hobbyist curiosity into real-world experimentation. — Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 30 June 2026 Repetition propels us towards one night in November of 1975 when everything changes, but not in the way the heroine (or the reader) was led to expect. — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026 The new number — roughly $63 million — propels Mahomes to the top of the league’s quarterback market. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for propels

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That jumps from his previous $45 million average and pushes him to the top of the quarterback market.

— Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
An object displaces some of that surrounding liquid, which pushes back on it.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 31 July 2026

Definition of pushes

Verb

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk was photographed wearing Normatec compression boots in the back seat of his car on post‑match drives home before becoming an official partner.

— Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Emotionally powerful and also disorienting, Agazero’s shifting sounds on Dissidente are an invitation to reflect on what calls us to the dancefloor, as well as what drives us away from it.

— Amanda Cavalcanti, Pitchfork, 31 July 2026

Definition of drives

Verb

The video shows Ron Thompson appear to swing at Thompson, and Stephanie Daniels shoves her.

— Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 9 July 2026
Here in the famous Festival Theatre, the sprite Ariel, played in splendidly sprightly fashion by Marissa Orjalo, opens up the top of a piano, a piece of island flotsam and Prospero, in the form of the veteran actor Geraint Wyn Davies, shoves his coat inside, throws up his hands and closes the lid.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026

Definition of shoves

Verb

The result moves the KARNO platform beyond standalone operation and gives Hyliion a foundation for larger multi-megawatt installations built from standardized modules.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
The film moves horizontally instead of vertically, and a lot of people get thrown off by that.

— Chris Stanton, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of moves

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Tirzepatide, sold as Zepbound and Mounjaro, activates GLP-1 and GIP (glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide).

— Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 6 Aug. 2026
The Marine Rain Massage is an immersive treatment that releases muscle tension, calms the nervous system, and activates circulation.

— Rana Good, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026