PUSHED AROUND Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

pushed around

verb

past tense of push around

as in forced

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Barea’s halftime red card forced Boise to play the entire second half with 10 men.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 4 Oct. 2026
Clemson forced a sack on the next play to make the Hurricanes settle for a field goal.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of forced

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That’s an intentional strategy to catch the eye of commuters who might be compelled, on a whim, to stop for a quick game or two.

— Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
Yet, C-suites are increasingly tempted (or worse, financially compelled) to govern purely by digital indicators.

— David Farbman, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of compelled

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By filing that brief handwritten petition, Kohberger is putting himself in the category of many criminal defendants before him, who have argued after the fact that their guilty pleas were coerced.

— Mark Guarino, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Williams also asked Saab whether anyone had threatened or coerced him into changing his plea.

— Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of coerced

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The working capital buildup is the main reason near-term operating cash flow has been temporarily constrained.

— Harvey Stober, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
They are constrained by their circumstances and trapped in a circle created for them by a patriarchal, restrictive society.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of constrained

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Some resent the feeling of being pressured into tipping while servers hover over them with the payment machines.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
The defensive line doubled its sack total on the season on Sunday (two), and the defensive improvements were shown when Stroud was getting pressured.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of pressured

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The crime shocked the community for its brutality, as both Andrew and Abby were bludgeoned to death, and its boldness, occurring in the middle of the day on a busy street.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Throughout, the reader is bludgeoned with reminders of the war’s significance, and in the service of this aim Harding also offers a curious mixture of political awareness and faux naïveté.

— Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of bludgeoned

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John Mateer, once among the Heisman Trophy favorites, was harassed into a 25-of-34 passing day that included an interception and two fumbles that led to 14 Georgia points.

— Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026
There are endless reasons one woman is harassed and another is not.

— Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of harassed

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