Synonyms of pushes

pushes 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of push

1

as in shoves

to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one

I had to push my damaged bike all the way home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shoves
• drives
• thrusts
• propels
• moves
• squeezes
• jams
• forces
• impels
• pressures
• compresses
• bears (down)
• compels
• depresses
• weighs (upon)
• squashes
• muscles
• leans (on or against)
• rams
• bulldozes

2

as in squeezes

to force one's way

we had to push our way through a crowd that was mostly headed in the opposite direction

Synonyms & Similar Words

• squeezes
• shoves
• presses
• jams
• shoulders
• elbows
• muscles
• crashes
• bulls
• jostles
• bores
• thrusts
• bulldozes
• rams

pushes

2 of 2

noun

plural of push

as in campaigns

a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal

an unprecedented push to pass stronger gun control measures

Synonyms & Similar Words

• campaigns
• movements
• drives
• causes
• crusades
• initiatives
• marches
• projects
• bids
• juggernauts
• blitzes
• actions
• bandwagons
• attacks
• maneuvers
• assaults
• missions
• offensives
• enterprises
• undertakings

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pushes

Verb

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

That’s what Learning to Fly is about – mental health, resilience, belonging, and the community that forms around chasing something that pushes you to your limit. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 July 2026

In the lungs, for instance, wind pushes you around, and the intestine stage features a long, winding hallway. — ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026

Tropical moisture pushes rain chances over 50% Sunday and the first full week of August looks to be wet for South Florida with rain chances between 50% and 60% through Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Onyedim or Jones — pushes for early playing time as the fifth defensive lineman in the rotation. — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Google's browser pushes you to Gemini, Atlas pushes you to ChatGPT and Comet pushes you to Perplexity. — Mazy Dar, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

The backward-looking sound sometimes pushes the band toward exciting switch-ups. — Victoria Borlando, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026

Noun

Companies are cracking down on AI costs after their AI pushes resulted in serious overspending. — Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026

So putting it off pushes back everything that follows, starting with preapproval. — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 31 July 2026

The right-back pushes ahead, the No 10 and striker occupy the opposing centre-backs, and the wingers stay high. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 30 July 2026

The company has also made several pushes into AI, integrating its Gemini AI model into its core search product, in addition to rolling out Gemini Spark personal AI agent and Google AI Studio for developers. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 23 July 2026

And Alphabet isn’t the only company whose investors have those concerns—Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Oracle have all also experienced share price drops over worries about the cost of their AI pushes. — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

If a partner or collaborator pushes for depth, welcome the nudge and refine the message until the heart and plan feel aligned. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2026

Other cities in Solano County, including Benecia, Suisun, and Dixon, were successful in their pushes for sales tax increases in 2024. — Steve Large, CBS News, 26 June 2026

One of the Sentinel’s big pushes to relocated the capital here came in 1933, with editorials and news stories explaining the virtues of making the City Beautiful the Capital City. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 June 2026