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thrust

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of thrust

1 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 of thrust

drive, propel, push, shove

Words Related to thrust

bear (down), compress, depress, jam, pressure, squash, squeeze, weigh (upon)

bulldoze, compel, force, lean (on or against), muscle, ram

2 to move or extend upward

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

Synonyms of thrust

arise, ascend, aspire, climb, lift, mount, rise, soar, up, uprear, uprise, upthrust, upturn

Words Related to thrust

boost, elevate, raise, upheave, uplift, upraise

balloon, blast off, take off, zoom

crest, scale, surmount, top

cant, incline, lean, list, recline, slant, slope, tilt, tip

Near Antonyms of thrust

dive, nose-dive, plummet, sink, slide

Antonyms of thrust

decline, descend, dip, drop, fall (off), plunge

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