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

The torture, in part, included depriving Gabriel of food, beating him, forcing him to eat cat feces and locking him alone in a cabinet with a sock shoved inside his mouth. — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

Fortunately, though, we’re shoved right into some drama at the top of the first episode. — Alice Burton, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026

On one April night outside the castle, several picketers were struck by a patron’s car, and a few others were shoved by the passenger who got out of the vehicle, according to video footage later aired by Fox 11 Los Angeles. — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026

Heat players didn’t like Gafford’s foul on Antetokounmpo, and Gafford shoved Hardaway in the back. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026

Larson took the white flag in the lead but lost 10 spots after getting shoved out of first on several bumps by Austin Hill. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

There charged Felix Anudike-Uzomah, who had already shoved his way into the opposing backfield, twisting an offensive lineman completely around before tackling Las Vegas running back Ashton Jeanty for a loss. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 25 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

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