Synonyms of shove

shove 1 of 3

verb (1)

ˈshəv 

1

as in to push

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

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

2

as in to press

to push steadily against with some force

quit shoving your hand in my face

Synonyms & Similar Words

• press
• compress
• bear (down on)
• weigh (on or upon)
• squeeze
• punch
• depress
• force
• compel
• thrust
• pressure
• mash
• squish
• propel
• muscle
• squash
• squoosh
• lean (on or against)
• stuff
• wedge
• compact
• drive
• pack
• wring
• cram
• constrict
• condense
• jam
• crush
• scrunch
• contract
• jam-pack

shove

2 of 3

noun

as in push

Synonyms & Similar Words

• push
• stab
• stick
• jerk
• jam
• nudge
• punch
• jog
• dig
• jab
• lunge
• poke
• dab

shove (off)

3 of 3

verb (2)

as in to exit

to leave a place often for another

time to shove off for home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exit
• move
• depart
• get
• go
• pull out
• take a walk
• peel off
• get off
• push on
• push off
• walk out
• buzz (off)
• take off
• step (along)
• run along
• escape
• evacuate
• start
• bail out
• flee
• dig out
• cut out
• part
• beat it
• clear out
• fly
• go off
• quit
• clear off
• bail
• take a hike
• pull up stakes
• sally (forth)
• pack (up or off)
• pike (out or off)
• withdraw
• hit the road
• take a powder
• set out
• bugger off
• book
• bug off
• bug out
• pull stakes
• strike out
• retire
• begone
• get out
• retreat
• skip
• emigrate
• run away
• scarper
• vamoose
• step out
• remove
• go out
• abandon
• vacate
• desert
• abscond
• light out
• scat
• forsake
• scram
• adjourn
• decamp
• mizzle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• come
• show up
• arrive
• stay
• remain
• turn up
• dwell
• settle
• abide
• close
• reach
• approach
• hit
• lodge
• land
• tarry
• near

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shove

Verb

Players shoved each other, Eddie Segura and Maximiliano Falcón wrestled on the ground, and Jordi Alba was held in a headlock. —Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025

When the band blows up amid tragedy, Zoe shoves her once-starry persona aside and embraces suburban life with a well-meaning husband and his creepy son, who leers at Cherry. —Caryn Ganz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025

Noun

But Eagles Coach Nick Sirianni and others say the move to bar the shove has the whiff of sour grapes. —Victor Mather, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025

For their part, Germany didn’t look fresh either, which seemed to manifest in a highly physical game with plenty of shoves and barges. —Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024

Phrases Containing shove

• shove (off)