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

Rhodes escaped and shoved Punk shoulder-first into the steel ring steps. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

The victim, 60-year-old Shukur Aikebaer, was taken during a power outage, shoved into a Nissan Altima trunk as his wife and daughter remained inside. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Nor was it given a say when a near 30-minute half-time show was shoved into the tournament’s final. — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Surveillance video obtained by CBS News Miami shows the Sunday encounter inside the restaurant, including the moment the woman appears to be shoved to the ground. — Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Video from a neighbor’s security camera reportedly showed that Medina walked up and shoved Cox, who stumbled off the sidewalk and fell into the street, hitting the back of her head. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 July 2026

At one point, Pataky playfully shoved her husband into a waterfall. — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

The employee reportedly walked out from behind the counter and shoved his hand away, as briefly seen in the footage. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

Disorder broke out when large groups of people pushed and shoved their way through lines of fans waiting to get in and charged through security checkpoints and entrances, a law enforcement source told ABC New York station WABC. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 13 July 2026