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

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

Many runners appeared unaware when bulls were breathing down their necks and, instead of trying to gore them, just shoved them out of the way. — Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

The twister shoved a porch several feet from its manufactured home, according to the report. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2026

Having all your pieces shoved against walls disallows natural flow through the room. — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 11 July 2026

Will started the engine, and Cal shoved a cassette tape into the player. — Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026

Tempers flared when Andrés Cubas took down Mbappé and the teams briefly pushed and shoved each other. — Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2026

Stannard quickly shoved his daughter in the car as the truck collided with him, per the outlets. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

But more often than not, what does emerge has been neglected, destroyed or shoved back out of sight and out of the public mind, Frank and others note. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026