Antonyms for push
pʊʃpush

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1. pushverb

   Antonyms:
   pull, draw, tug

   Synonyms:
   press, shove

2. pushverb

   A great effort (to do something).

   Stop pushing the issue I'm not interested.

   Synonyms:
   press

3. pushverb

   A marching or drill maneuver/manoeuvre performed by moving a formation (especially a company front) forward or toward the audience, usually to accompany a dramatic climax or crescendo in the music.

   Synonyms:
   advertise, promote

4. pushverb

   To approach; to come close to.

   Synonyms:
   near, approach

5. pushverb

   The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request, as in server push, push technology.

   During childbirth, there are times when the obstetrician advises the woman not to push.

   Synonyms:
   bear down

6. pushnoun

   A crowd or throng or people

   Synonyms:
   press, urge

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. push

   To drive is to move an object with some force or violence before or away from oneself; it is the direct reverse of draw, lead, etc. A man leads a horse by the halter, drives him with whip and rein. One may be driven to a thing or from it; hence, drive is a synonym equally for compel or for repel or repulse. Repulse is stronger and more conclusive than repel; one may be repelled by the very aspect of the person whose favor he seeks, but is not repulsed except by the direct refusal or ignoring of his suit. A certain conventional modern usage, especially in England, requires us to say that we drive in a carriage, ride upon a horse; tho in Scripture we read of riding in a chariot (2 Kings ix, 16; Jer. xvii, 25, etc.); good examples of the same usage may be found abundantly in the older English. The propriety of a person's saying that he is going to drive when he is simply to be conveyed in a carriage, where some one else, as the coachman, does all the driving, is exceedingly questionable. Many good authorities prefer to use ride in the older and broader sense as signifying to be supported and borne along by any means of conveyance. Compare BANISH; COMPEL; INFLUENCE.

   See synonyms for DRAW.

   Synonyms:
   compel, drive, impel, propel, repel, repulse, resist, ride, thrust, urge on

   Preposition:
   Drive to market; to despair; drive into exile; from one's presence; out of the city; drive by, with, or under the lash; drive by or past beautiful estates; along the beach; beside the river; through the park; across the field; around the square; to the door; into the barn; out of the sunshine.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. push

   Antonyms:
   pull, draw, drag, adduce

   Synonyms:
   press, drive, impel, shove, press against, propel, butt, thrust, urge, expedite, accelerate, reduce

Matched Categories

1. • Approach
   • Crime
   • Force
   • Move
   • Praise
   • Press
   • Propulsion
   • Push
   • Sell
   • Switch

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. push, pushingnoun

   the act of applying force in order to move something away

   "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise"

   Antonyms:
   pull, draw, force

   Synonyms:
   pushing, energy, push button, thrust, get-up-and-go, button

2. push, thrustnoun

   the force used in pushing

   "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"

   Antonyms:
   pull, force, draw

   Synonyms:
   thrust, jabbing, pushing, button, stab, knife thrust, push button, drive, poking, driving force, poke, thrusting, energy, jab, get-up-and-go

3. energy, push, get-up-and-gonoun

   enterprising or ambitious drive

   "Europeans often laugh at American energy"

   Antonyms:
   force, pull, draw

   Synonyms:
   vim, vitality, thrust, vigour, energy, zip, muscularity, free energy, vigor, push button, button, pushing, get-up-and-go

4. push button, push, buttonnoun

   an electrical switch operated by pressing

   "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk"

   Antonyms:
   draw, force, pull

   Synonyms:
   thrust, pushing, button, release, push button, clitoris, energy, clit, get-up-and-go

5. pushverb

   an effort to advance

   "the army made a push toward the sea"

   Antonyms:
   pull, force, draw

   Synonyms:
   pushing, energy, push button, thrust, get-up-and-go, button

6. push, forceverb

   move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

   Antonyms:
   force, pull, draw

   Synonyms:
   fight, tug, ram, promote, force, agitate, hale, crusade, drive, advertise, thrust, draw, campaign, pull, coerce, storm, squeeze, pressure, wedge, labor, labour, crowd, impel, press, bear on, advertize

7. push, bear onverb

   press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action

   "He pushed her to finish her doctorate"

   Antonyms:
   draw, pull, force

   Synonyms:
   bear upon, fight, continue, tug, promote, touch, force, agitate, crusade, drive, advertise, have-to doe with, pertain, carry on, touch on, affect, campaign, uphold, come to, relate, refer, labor, labour, crowd, impact, press, bear on, preserve, advertize, concern

8. advertise, advertize, promote, pushverb

   make publicity for; try to sell (a product)

   "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"

   Antonyms:
   draw, force, pull

   Synonyms:
   publicise, tug, agitate, promote, force, boost, crusade, drive, advertise, encourage, upgrade, campaign, elevate, further, labour, kick upstairs, advance, crowd, publicize, press, bear on, raise, advertize, fight, labor

9. tug, labor, labour, push, driveverb

   strive and make an effort to reach a goal

   "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"

   Antonyms:
   pull, draw, force

   Synonyms:
   fight, force back, crowd, lug, get, dig, ram, drudge, moil, press, tug, agitate, advertize, take, repel, aim, drive, promote, travail, crusade, labour, motor, advertise, grind, bear on, repulse, labor, force, ride, campaign, tote, push back, toil, beat back

10. pushverb

    press against forcefully without moving

    "she pushed against the wall with all her strength"

    Antonyms:
    pull, draw, force

    Synonyms:
    labour, labor, press, crowd, bear on, promote, fight, crusade, drive, advertize, campaign, tug, advertise, agitate, force

11. push, crowdverb

    approach a certain age or speed

    "She is pushing fifty"

    Antonyms:
    pull, force, draw

    Synonyms:
    fight, tug, herd, promote, force, agitate, crusade, drive, advertise, campaign, crowd together, labor, labour, crowd, press, bear on, advertize

12. crusade, fight, press, campaign, push, agitateverb

    exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

    "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"

    Antonyms:
    force, draw, pull

    Synonyms:
    fight, tug, excite, iron out, press out, crowd, raise up, shake up, shake, commove, run, press, vex, agitate, advertize, adjure, stir, budge, shift, urge on, weight-lift, promote, foment, turn on, rouse, compress, urge, struggle, oppose, entreat, contend, beseech, contract, iron, crusade, defend, fight back, squeeze, charge, compact, bear on, drive, exhort, labor, force, stir up, bid, charge up, fight down, campaign, take the field, weigh, conjure, constrict, disturb, advertise, weightlift, labour

13. pushverb

    sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs)

    "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs"

    Antonyms:
    force, draw, pull

    Synonyms:
    labour, labor, press, crowd, bear on, promote, fight, crusade, drive, advertize, campaign, tug, advertise, agitate, force

14. pushverb

    move strenuously and with effort

    "The crowd pushed forward"

    Antonyms:
    draw, force, pull

    Synonyms:
    labour, labor, press, crowd, bear on, promote, fight, crusade, drive, advertize, campaign, tug, advertise, agitate, force

15. press, pushverb

    make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby

    "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"

    Antonyms:
    draw, pull, force

    Synonyms:
    fight, tug, iron out, press out, crowd, weigh, press, squeeze, agitate, advertize, adjure, urge on, weight-lift, promote, compress, urge, entreat, beseech, contract, iron, compact, crusade, drive, bear on, exhort, labor, force, bid, campaign, conjure, constrict, advertise, weightlift, labour

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1. pushnoun

   Synonyms:
   shove

2. pushnoun

   Synonyms:
   energy, spiritedness, enterprise, aggressiveness, (Slang) crowd, gang, posse

3. pushverb

   Synonyms:
   shove, impel

How to use push in a sentence?

1. David Schwimmer:

   Maybe there should be an all-black' Friends' or an all-Asian' Friends,' but I was well aware of the lack of diversity and I campaigned for years to have Ross date women of colour. One of the first girlfriends I had on the show was an Asian-American woman, and later I dated African-American women. That was a very conscious push on my part.

2. Bob Ward:

   I hope we can get to net zero earlier and I hope Extinction Rebellion will continue to push for The UK, but we've got to do this whilst improving the quality of people's lives, we have more than 20 million homes in The UK that have gas central heating... if Bob Ward were to stop The UK now, rip up their gas central heating without knowing what Bob Ward are going to replace The UK with, Bob Ward will kill people. Because there will be people who will freeze to death.

3. Yun Sun:

   This puts the burden on China not to overreact, because any overreaction is only going to push China further away from the world.

4. Quyen Epstein-Ngo:

   It could be that the last several years have seen an increased ability, or willingness, to recognize that older adolescents who are still struggling could require more formal help and support, alternatively, it could be that increased pressures on adolescents to perform and achieve are leading to a push for more ADHD assessments.

5. Megan Bennett Photography -RRB- COUPLE:

   The wedding turned out beautifully. It was a total dream and I am so happy my parents pulled it off, my siblings helped us all push through.

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