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shouldered

verb , past tense of shoulder

Synonyms and Antonyms of shouldered

1 to take to or upon oneself

agreed to shoulder the burden of caring for their elderly father

Synonyms of shouldered

accepted, assumed, bore, took over, undertook

Words Related to shouldered

adopted, embraced, took up

advocated, backed, championed, endorsed (also indorsed), espoused, stood by, supported, upheld

acceded, acquiesced, agreed, assented, consented

reaccepted, reassumed

Near Antonyms of shouldered

abjured, recanted, renounced, retracted, took back, unsaid, withdrew

declined, refused, rejected, spurned, turned down

abstained (from), forbore, refrained (from)

avoided, bypassed, detoured

abandoned, abnegated, forsook, gave up, relinquished, spurned, surrendered

backed down, backed off, backtracked

Antonyms of shouldered

disavowed, disclaimed, disowned, repudiated

2 to force one's way

shouldered through the crowd at the bar and ordered a drink

Synonyms of shouldered

bored, bulldozed, bulled, crashed, elbowed, jammed, jostled, muscled, pressed, pushed, squeezed

Words Related to shouldered

rammed, shoved, thrust

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