Opposite word of push

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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

How to use push in a sentence?

1. Rob Joyce:

   When we see malicious cyber activity, whether it be from the Kremlin or other malicious nation-state actors, we are going to push back.

2. Grant Woods:

   I think Arizona is about a couple of election cycles behind Nevada in going blue, if the Republican Party wants to continue to push in the direction of being anti-education, and they want to be the party of… the bigoted, then they are going to go down the drain in the Southwestern US Senate, because that’s not what Southwestern US Senate is. It’s a very culturally diverse place that values education and is going in the opposite direction. You can see where [ the politics ] are going.

3. Lisa Murkowski:

   Portman is the fourth Republican to push back on the plan by McConnell( R-Ky.) . Previously, West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Maine Sen. Susan Collins signaled they also oppose legislation that would repeal ObamaCare without offering a replacement. As I stated earlier this year, I can not vote to proceed to repeal the ACA [ Affordable Care Act ] without reform that allows people the choice they want, the affordability they need and the quality of care they deserve.

4. Charlie Campbell:

   We built this brand one bottle at a time, one glass at a time, in great restaurants across the U.S., the connection with our restaurant accounts has been relationship-based. Here in California, we are own distributor. We don’t have a middleman. Other distributors push wine into accounts. We’ve created a model where our customers are pulling — they come in and ask.

5. Chris Lee:

   If you create miniature goals for yourself, you have something to look forward to when you exercise, so it’s not just another boring workout, think of it as unlocking a new game level or superpower. Some simple examples are nailing a handstand, push-up or pull-up.

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