Synonyms of shoehorn

shoehorn

verb

as in to cram

to fit (people or things) into a tight space

the organizers of the county fair shoehorned the craft booths between the midway and the farm exhibits

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cram
• squeeze
• stuff
• load
• wedge
• sandwich
• jam
• pack
• ram
• fill
• crowd
• crush
• heap
• jam-pack

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shoehorn

There is a tradition, here at ye olde Wordplay, of trying to shoehorn as many jokes into a single article as possible. — Sam Corbin, New York Times, 26 May 2026

Too often, modern technologies, like inter-device connectivity and artificial intelligence, are shoehorned into gadgets that would be more intuitive to use, affordable, accessible, and/or durable without them. — ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026

In the meantime, without a spot to shoehorn in a Starliner docking, NASA nailed down its plans for cargo and crew missions for the remainder of 2026. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026

The easiest thing to do would have been to shoehorn one player into Arvidsson’s spot next to Pavel Zacha and Casey Mittelstadt. — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 29 Apr. 2026