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

Last June, Connecticut's Marina Mabrey shoved Caitlin Clark to the floor during a game. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 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

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