Synonyms of shoves

shoves 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of shove

1

as in pushes

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

• pushes
• drives
• thrusts
• propels
• moves
• squeezes
• jams
• forces
• bears (down)
• pressures
• impels
• compresses
• weighs (upon)
• compels
• depresses
• muscles
• rams
• squashes
• leans (on or against)
• bulldozes

2

as in presses

to push steadily against with some force

quit shoving your hand in my face

Synonyms & Similar Words

• presses
• compresses
• bears (down on)
• weighs (on or upon)
• squeezes
• depresses
• punches
• squishes
• compels
• mashes
• pressures
• thrusts
• forces
• squashes
• propels
• muscles
• leans (on or against)
• stuffs
• squooshes
• scrunches
• constricts
• condenses
• wrings
• crams
• drives
• wedges
• packs
• jams
• compacts
• crushes
• contracts
• jam-packs

shoves

2 of 2

noun

plural of shove

as in sticks

Related Words

• pushes
• sticks
• stabs
• punches
• jerks
• nudges
• jams
• digs
• jabs
• jogs
• lunges
• pokes
• dabs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shoves

Verb

Instead, Iñárritu shoves in a limp subplot about a missing daughter to humanize him. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Taege shoves Maulson, who is handcuffed, and Maulson falls to the pavement, hitting his head. — Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2026

When Molly holds out her empty hand, Yvette stares at it, then shoves her dustpan under one arm, laces her fingers through Molly’s. — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

The video shows Ron Thompson appear to swing at Thompson, and Stephanie Daniels shoves her. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 9 July 2026

Here in the famous Festival Theatre, the sprite Ariel, played in splendidly sprightly fashion by Marissa Orjalo, opens up the top of a piano, a piece of island flotsam and Prospero, in the form of the veteran actor Geraint Wyn Davies, shoves his coat inside, throws up his hands and closes the lid. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026

In the video, the officers appear to shout at the man walking near multiple vehicles before a group shoves the man toward the sidewalk. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 18 June 2026

In a split second, Lou (Malcolm May) shoves the would-be shooter, whose gun accidentally goes off, but the bullets go in a different direction. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 12 June 2026

Alas, Shao Khan smashes Cole’s head with a hammer, Gallagher style, and shoves his body into a vat of acid. — James Grebey, Vulture, 12 May 2026