Synonyms of thrust

thrust 1 of 2

verb

ˈthrəst 

1

as in to push

to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one

the cat thrust her paw under the couch, trying to reach her toy mouse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• push
• shove
• drive
• propel
• move
• force
• squeeze
• pressure
• bear (down)
• jam
• impel
• weigh (upon)
• compress
• muscle
• compel
• depress
• lean (on or against)
• ram
• squash
• bulldoze

2

as in to rise

to move or extend upward

the butte thrusts up 300 feet from the floor of the valley

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rise
• climb
• ascend
• lift
• soar
• up
• mount
• slope
• arise
• upthrust
• aspire
• tilt
• upturn
• surge
• lean
• uprear
• uprise
• tower
• incline
• uplift
• elevate
• scale
• raise
• boost
• top
• tip
• balloon
• zoom
• upheave
• take off
• blast off
• slant
• upraise
• surmount
• crest
• recline
• cant
• list

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fall (off)
• drop
• plunge
• descend
• decline
• dip
• slide
• sink
• dive
• plummet
• nose-dive

thrust

2 of 2

noun

as in heave

Related Words

• heave
• upheaval
• upturn
• upthrust
• upsurge
• upswing
• upwelling
• uplifting
• climb
• ascension
• soar
• uptrend
• upraising
• raise
• rising
• ascent
• rise
• upsweep
• hoist
• boost
• takeoff
• raising
• hike
• liftoff
• elevation
• levitation
• blastoff

Dissimilar Words

• sinking
• decrease
• decline
• down
• plop
• plummeting
• drop
• fall
• dip
• downfall
• plunge
• dive
• downgrade
• descent
• comedown
• nosedive

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of thrust

Verb

Director James Marcus Haney crafts a propulsive portrait of Ukrainian youth living on a knife’s edge, denied the certainty of a future in a brutal war of aggression thrust upon them by Russia. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026

Born in Kansas City on March 30 at Children’s Mercy Hospital, Drajten, at 8 pounds, entered the world with a hole in his diaphragm, one that caused his stomach to be thrust up near his lungs, pushing his tiny heart to one side. — Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026

Noun

Fifteen seconds after touching down, one of the pilots called for aborting the landing and the engine throttles were increased to a value consistent with go-around thrust, the NTSB said. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

Scaling up to Block 2, Stoke plans to equip the upper-stage system with independent systems for each of the 12 engines, potentially increasing thrust by over a factor of five, according to the company. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026