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shoulder

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of shoulder

1 to take to or upon oneself

agreed to shoulder the burden of caring for their elderly father

Synonyms of shoulder

accept, assume, bear, take over, undertake

Words Related to shoulder

adopt, embrace, take up

advocate, back, champion, endorse (also indorse), espouse, stand by, support, uphold

accede, acquiesce, agree, assent, consent

reaccept, reassume

Near Antonyms of shoulder

abjure, recant, renounce, retract, take back, unsay, withdraw

decline, refuse, reject, spurn, turn down

abstain (from), forbear, refrain (from)

avoid, bypass, detour

abandon, abnegate, forsake, give up, relinquish, spurn, surrender

back down, back off, backtrack

Antonyms of shoulder

disavow, disclaim, disown, repudiate

2 to force oneʼs way

shouldered through the crowd at the bar and ordered a drink

Synonyms of shoulder

bore, bull, bulldoze, crash, elbow, jam, jostle, muscle, press, push, squeeze

Words Related to shoulder

ram, shove, thrust

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