SHOULDERED Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

shouldered

verb

past tense of shoulder

as in assumed

to take to or upon oneself agreed to shoulder the burden of caring for their elderly father

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as in pushed

to force one's way shouldered through the crowd at the bar and ordered a drink

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Recent Examples of shouldered Steyer shouldered 63% of that total sum. —

Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 9 June 2026 Almost immediately, these two have been joined at the hip and have shouldered much of the talk of the Canadiens’ bright future that began one year later when the franchise plummeted to the bottom of the standings and began a rebuild under Jeff Gorton and Kent Hughes. —

Arpon Basu, New York Times, 5 June 2026 Since then, the City has shouldered increasing responsibility without corresponding County investment. —

Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 29 May 2026 This extends not only to their immediate objectives — finding safety, love and liberation — but to the more conceptual notions of their long-standing existence in Hindu societies, where they’re shouldered with a spiritual importance than can swiftly be stripped away. —

Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 May 2026 Gavin Biggins shouldered the load offensively with four goals, while Brayden Rau (hat trick) sniped the game-ending tally as Rockland knocked off South Shore League foe East Bridgewater in overtime, 9-8. —

Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026 Californians’ need for health care doesn’t just disappear when there isn’t coverage; instead, they are pushed into emergency care and treated at a higher cost, often shouldered by taxpayers and other patients with private insurance. —

Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026 While companies shouldered much of the tariff costs, at least some were passed to shoppers through higher shelf prices. —

Rachel Barber, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026 Abu Dhabi has shouldered a burden over the past decade, keeping its output low to help the group. —

Judah Taub, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026

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This year, the United Arab Emirates was told its gas leaks less methane than everyone had assumed.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
When Perimenopause Actually Starts A February 2025 study in npj Women’s Health by UVA Health and Flo Health found perimenopausal symptoms starting much earlier than commonly assumed.

— Allison Palmer Updated June 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026