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

After taking the handoff from Garrett Nussmeier, Johnson kicked it outside, shoved a defender with a stiff arm and gained 13 yards. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2026

Numia prevented an early Bulls lineout maul try then the All Blacks shoved the Bulls' five-meter attacking scrum backwards. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

The hopeless romantic in me was shoved out of the way by the football fan. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

These Google numbers, by the way, all appear to refer directly to the Gemini app itself, which would mean all the places Google has shoved Gemini into its other products don’t count. — David Pierce, The Verge, 11 Aug. 2026

In the video circulating on social media, a young woman holding a child is shoved in the face by an officer. — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

The officer jumped the fence and shoved Manz so hard his hat fell off. — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

Maybe because too many of their masterpieces were dismissively shoved into storage for not having been painted by a more famous man. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Advertisement Emily Moreno had previously told investigators that Miller threw hot water at her, shoved her, and held a gun to her head, according to court filings. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 3 Aug. 2026