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

That was the part of Tuesday’s 125-124 loss Fernández didn’t want Brown to forget, even as the sixth overall pick shouldered responsibility for two costly mistakes. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 28 Oct. 2026

So far, though, employers have shouldered most of that increase. — Tara Bannow, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026

Golden State coach Natalie Nakase shouldered the blame for the defensive issues. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Naomi Ackie, who plays the scientist charged with Hagen’s experimental procedure, praised how her co-star shouldered what was a very challenging role. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

The writers’ stories, set in vastly different places, converge around the unique responsibilities shouldered by women. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026

On message boards and on call-in shows, Lewis, who turned 19 late last month, has shouldered much of the blame. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026

Musically schooled in Vienna, Higginson hired the players, chose the conductors, and shouldered the deficits. — Joseph Horowitz, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026

Few of these sit-downs play out with meaningful differences until late into the runtime, during which Faria is shouldered with dramatic heavy lifting that doesn’t quite gel with her approach. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 Sep. 2026