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Synonyms for propel
prəˈpɛlpro·pel
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
propel
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, push, repel, repulse, resist, ride, thrust, urge onPreposition:
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.
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Princeton's WordNet
propel, impelverb
cause to move forward with force
"Steam propels this ship"
Synonyms:
move, actuate, prompt, motivate, impel, incite, forcemotivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, inciteverb
give an incentive for action
"This moved me to sacrifice my career"
Synonyms:
spark off, incite, remind, act, trip, motivate, spark, run, impress, strike, impel, instigate, trigger off, move, displace, make a motion, trigger, inspire, prod, proceed, affect, be active, set off, go, prompt, activate, locomote, touch off, cue, travel, egg on, actuate, stir up
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
propelverb
Synonyms:
impel, drive forward, push forward, urge on
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#123 | go | |
#220 | travel | |
#288 | project | |
#552 | act | |
#672 | run | |
#737 | drive | |
#1022 | force | |
#1142 | move | |
#1706 | trip | |
#2968 | ride | |
#3140 | affect | |
#3587 | push | |
#3884 | strike | |
#5628 | proceed | |
#6394 | prompt | |
#6906 | trigger | |
#9407 | remind | |
#9811 | urge | |
#9957 | resist | |
#10049 | activate | |
#10274 | spark | |
#11931 | cue | |
#12414 | inspire | |
#12572 | thrust | |
#12576 | prod | |
#16236 | impress | |
#18233 | motivate | |
#25684 | compel | |
#33849 | actuate | |
#33969 | propel | |
#40027 | displace | |
#42537 | repel | |
#42683 | incite | |
#49901 | hurl | |
#76428 | instigate | |
#85740 | repulse | |
#108145 | impel |
How to use propel in a sentence?
It's going to be looking for some sort of catalyst to help propel it forward and maybe that catalyst will be earnings coming in better than expected.
Both Jean-Luc Mlenchon and Marine Le Pen advocate a very deep renegotiation of France’s stance with the EU that could in actuality result in France’s exit from the euro zone, its default on its sovereign debt which would propel a financial crisis on a scale much bigger than the one we saw in 2008.
A second major benefit would be breakthroughs in the energy these craft use to power themselves, from the thousands of observations we have, they are not using propellers, jet engines or rocket motors to propel themselves, nor do they require large fuel tanks.
We could propel a 100 kilogram robotic craft to Mars in a few days. If you want to push something like shuttle class, it takes you roughly in order of month to get there, within 25 year light of Earth, there are actually quite a few potential exoplanets and habitable things to visit - that may be habitable. We don’t know of course. There are many targets to choose from. The closest is Alpha Centauri, which is about four light years away.
The only thing lacking from a successful MLB summer at Sahlen Field in 2020 was the ability to share that experience with our great fans, i know Buffalo is ready to get back to the ballpark and give the Blue Jays a `home-away-from-home' field advantage that will propel them towards another postseason run.
Translations for propel
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- دفعArabic
- pohánět, hnátCzech
- PropelDanish
- antreiben, treibenGerman
- προωθώGreek
- propulsiEsperanto
- propulsarSpanish
- حرکت دادنPersian
- kuljettaa, aiheuttaa, johdattaa, liikuttaa, työntääFinnish
- catapulter, propulserFrench
- spàrr, cuir air adhartScottish Gaelic
- प्रेरित करनाHindi
- hajtHungarian
- խթանել, առաջ մղելArmenian
- mendorongIndonesian
- movar, propulsarIdo
- spingereItalian
- להניעHebrew
- 推進Japanese
- ಮುಂದೂಡುKannada
- fluitentLatin
- tītoko, whakanekeMāori
- voortbewegenDutch
- propellNorwegian
- napędzaćPolish
- propulsar, impulsionarPortuguese
- propulsaRomanian
- продвигать, двигатьRussian
- framdrivaSwedish
- உந்துTamil
- నడిచాయిTelugu
- ขับเคลื่อนThai
- itmekTurkish
- просунутиUkrainian
- پروپلUrdu
- đẩyVietnamese
- פּראָפּעלYiddish
- 推進Chinese
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