Synonyms of shoved

shoved

verb

past tense of shove

1

as in pushed

to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one

I had to keep shoving my heavy suitcase as I slowly made my way to the head of the line

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pushed
• drove
• thrust
• propelled
• moved
• squeezed
• forced
• jammed
• compressed
• impelled
• pressured
• compelled
• bore (down)
• weighed (upon)
• squashed
• rammed
• leaned (on or against)
• depressed
• muscled
• bulldozed

2

as in pressed

to push steadily against with some force

quit shoving your hand in my face

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pressed
• compressed
• weighed (on or upon)
• punched
• bore (down on)
• squeezed
• forced
• depressed
• mashed
• compelled
• stuffed
• squished
• pressured
• thrust
• squashed
• propelled
• wedged
• squooshed
• muscled
• leaned (on or against)
• jammed
• packed
• crammed
• compacted
• constricted
• drove
• wrung
• scrunched
• crushed
• condensed
• contracted
• jam-packed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shoved

Brady Tkachuk quickly spun to face Ullmark and shoved the puck under the goalie’s pads for his seventh goal of the season. — Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

These are coaches who are being shoved into the mayhem, even as a method of survival. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

In third grade, bullies pulled her hair and shoved her into a bathroom stall, breaking two of her fingers. — Nancy Jo Sales, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026

If history is any judge, most White House chiefs of staff facing such turmoil would be eyeing the exit before the boss shoved them out. — Chris Whipple, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026

Nine years after a jogger shoved a woman into the path of a London bus, a suspect with royal connections was arrested. — Eilidh Hargreaves, Air Mail, 17 Oct. 2026

The banquet hall was total chaos, packed with people who shoved their way toward the front, trying to bribe the hostess for a table with red envelopes. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Although some Alabama fans reacted to the loss and officiating by throwing water bottles on the field, one spectator came down from his seat and got in the face of and shoved Georgia linebacker Raylen Wilson. — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Vaccaro claimed Hill put his hands on her, shoved her, forcibly restrained her and threw her computer. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026