THRUSTS Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of thrust

as in pushes

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

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as in rises

to move or extend upward the butte thrusts up 300 feet from the floor of the valley

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thrusts

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noun

plural of thrust

as in heaves

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Failing to do so thrusts this franchise into a strange state. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026 But the film also dazzles with its exhilarating action sequences, including a one-shot car chase that thrusts you into the thick of the chaos and stays with you long after the credits have rolled. — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026 The long $160 call is about 7% out-of-the-money and pays if the stock thrusts back through the mid-$160s into the September 15 flight window . — Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026 His discreet existence ends when a bounty placed on his head thrusts him on the run with Thomas Shepard, a mysterious boy who may be Vision’s son, reincarnate. — ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2026 To the company’s credit, in January 2026, the line thrusts upward into an exponential curve. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026 Her subsequent death thrusts Reacher into a massive conspiracy involving corrupt law enforcement, a scandalous politician and terrorists. — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026 Young Washington stars William Franklyn-Miller as Washington, which examines how a single misstep thrusts the future first president into the middle of a global conflict. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 For Smoke, sessions started with yoga and mobility work before moving into glute activation, deadlifts and hip thrusts. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2026

Noun

His sister administered back thrusts and, eventually, an abdominal thrust formerly called the Heimlich maneuver. — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025

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The company reincorporated from Delaware to Texas in 2024, and its charter pushes shareholder claims into mandatory arbitration and limits derivative suits to investors holding at least 3% of the stock—a stake worth tens of billions of dollars.

— Heather Occhino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
North Korea has been adding mines, barbed wire fences, anti-tank barriers and other fortifications to what’s already one of the world’s most heavily armed borders as Kim Jong Un pushes a hard line toward Seoul.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of pushes

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Against encroaching social upheavals, the sovereign was resolutely the center of a mercantilist universe.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
The underlying motivation for African policymakers is to untether their economies from commodity cycles and, by extension, the upheavals that come with them.

— Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of upheavals

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The driver pulls their van off the road so it’s parked halfway on an empty lot, runs over in black jeans and a band tee with the sleeves cut off, and climbs into the truck bed as Hollywell jokingly pulls away.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
Some climbs were quick weekend getaways; others were week-long trips in the summer.

— Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of climbs

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This approach also drives innovation by ensuring new technologies address real challenges cotton growers are facing.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
And more importantly, what is this anxiety so many men feel about their emotions that drives them to torturously invent bodies that bear little resemblance to the human form?

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of drives

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Rising over Beira Lake, Colombo Lotus Tower in South Asia ascends 1,168 feet and is designed to resemble a blooming lotus, a symbol of purity and renewal in Sri Lankan culture.

— Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026
Washington’s offensive line poses too many questions even if Daniels ascends.

— Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

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