Synonyms of shouldered

shouldered

verb

past tense of shoulder

1

as in assumed

to take to or upon oneself

agreed to shoulder the burden of caring for their elderly father

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assumed
• accepted
• undertook
• bore
• embraced
• adopted
• took over
• backed
• advocated
• endorsed
• championed
• acquiesced
• assented
• consented
• acceded
• upheld
• stood by
• supported
• agreed
• espoused
• took up
• reassumed
• reaccepted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• withdrew
• refused
• disclaimed
• repudiated
• disowned
• disavowed
• retracted
• renounced
• rejected
• avoided
• declined
• spurned
• turned down
• took back
• abjured
• recanted
• refrained (from)
• relinquished
• abandoned
• bypassed
• abstained (from)
• forbore
• surrendered
• detoured
• forsook
• unsaid
• gave up
• backtracked
• backed off
• backed down
• abnegated

2

as in pushed

to force one's way

shouldered through the crowd at the bar and ordered a drink

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pushed
• squeezed
• shoved
• jammed
• elbowed
• muscled
• pressed
• jostled
• crashed
• bored
• bulled
• thrust
• bulldozed
• rammed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shouldered

But experts say the costs of the fertilizer shortage will be largely shouldered by farmers. — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 3 July 2026

That number, however, does not include the costs being shouldered by local, state and federal governments, with the Athletic reporting that the host cities were each spending upwards of $100 million to accommodate the tournament. — Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

However, either of those options would leave Houston one reliever short in a bullpen that just shouldered a seismic workload during this seven-game road trip. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 29 June 2026

Since Tanner died, Shay has taken on the work of platforming colorectal cancer awareness, as well as shouldered the mantle of becoming a grief awareness advocate. — Shay Martin, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026

Its merger with Musk’s AI startup xAI has shouldered it with a controversial albatross that also happens to be a gigantic money hole. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 18 June 2026

Steyer shouldered 63% of that total sum. — Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 9 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