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| Main Entry: | push |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical force |
| Synonyms: | advance, assault, attack, bearing, blow, butt, charge, drive, driving, effort, energy, exertion, impact, jolt, lean, mass, nudge, offensive, onset, poke, prod, propulsion, shove, thrust, weight, exerting, forcing, shoving, straining, thrusting |
| Antonyms: | pull |
| Main Entry: | push |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | thrust, press with force |
| Synonyms: | accelerate, bear down, budge, bulldoze*, bump, butt, crowd, crush against, depress, dig, drive, elbow, exert, force, gore, high pressure, hustle, impel, jam, jostle, launch, lie on, make one's way, move, muscle, nudge, poke, pour it on, pressure, propel, put the arm on, railroad*, ram*, rest on, shift, shoulder, shove, squash, squeeze, squish, steamroll, stir, strain, strong-arm* |
| Antonyms: | pull |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | push |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental determination |
| Synonyms: | ambition, drive, energy, enterprise, go*, gumption*, guts*, initiative, pep, punch, snap, spunk, starch, vigor, vitality, dynamism, get-up-and-go |
| Antonyms: | discouragement, disinterest |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | push |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | incite, urge |
| Synonyms: | bear down, browbeat, bulldoze*, coerce, constrain, egg on*, encourage, expedite, goad, hurry, impel, influence, inspire, jolly, kid, motivate, oblige, persuade, press, pressure, prod, railroad*, speed, spur, squeeze, strong-arm*, turn on*, dragoon, exert influence, fire up, go to town on, goose*, key up, lean on, overpress, pour it on, push around, put the screws to, put up to, sell on, speed up, steamroll |
| Antonyms: | discourage, dissuade, repress, suppress |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | push |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | advertise, promote |
| Synonyms: | advance, boost, hype*, plug*, publicize, puff*, cry up, make known, propagandize |
| Antonyms: | conceal, hide |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | acclaim |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give approval |
| Synonyms: | applaud, approve, boost, celebrate, cheer, clap, commend, compliment, eulogize, exalt, extol, hail, honor, laud, praise, push*, rave, recommend, root, salute, stroke*, blow horn, give a bouquet, give a posy, give kudos, hand it to, hear it for, puff up |
| Antonyms: | berate, censure, damn, denounce, disapprove, dishonor, vituperate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | advance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | promote or propose an idea |
| Synonyms: | adduce, allege, ballyhoo, beat the drum for, benefit, boost, cite, encourage, foster, further, hype*, introduce, offer, plug*, present, proffer, puff*, push, serve, splash, spot, submit, suggest, urge, get ink for, lay forward, make a pitch for, put forward, put on the map, set forth, throw spotlight on |
| Notes: | advance means 'steady progress' and stresses effective assisting in hastening a process or bringing about a desired end, while advancement suggests progression that is bigger, more, or beyond normal |
| Antonyms: | hesitate, stop, withdraw |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | advertise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | publicize for the purpose of selling or causing one to want |
| Synonyms: | acquaint, advance, advise, announce, apprise, ballyhoo*, beat the drum for*, bill, blazon, boost*, build up, communicate, declare, disclose, display, divulge, drum*, endorse, exhibit, expose, flaunt, hard sell, herald, hype*, inform, notify, pitch, plug, press agent*, proclaim, promote, promulgate, puff*, push, reveal, show, soft sell, splash*, sponsor, spot, tout, uncover, unmask, circularize, get on soapbox for, make a pitch, make known, put on the map |
| Antonyms: | hide, keep secret |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | advocate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | support idea or cause publicly |
| Synonyms: | advance, advise, back, bless, bolster, boost*, build up, champion, countenance, defend, encourage, favor, further, go for, go to bat for*, justify, plug*, promote, propose, push, recommend, side, support, tout, uphold, urge, vindicate, argue for, be in corner, brace up, campaign for, get on bandwagon, give a leg up, give a lift, go with, hold with, plead for, plump for*, press for, ride shotgun for, root for, run interference for, say so, speak for, spread around, stump for |
| Antonyms: | assail, attack, criticize, impugn, oppose, protest |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | age |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become older |
| Synonyms: | decline, deteriorate, develop, get along, grow, mature, mellow, push, ripen, wane, grow feeble, grow old, grow up, put mileage on |
| Main Entry: | aggression |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attack, often military |
| Synonyms: | assault, blitz, encroachment, injury, invasion, offense, offensive, onset, onslaught, push, raid, assailment, blitzkrieg |
| Main Entry: | aggression |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hostile or forceful behavior, attitude |
| Synonyms: | antagonism, blitz, fight, hostility, push, aggressiveness, belligerence, combativeness, destructiveness, pugnacity |
| Main Entry: | ambition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strong desire for success |
| Synonyms: | appetite, ardor, aspiration, avidity, craving, desire, drive, eagerness, earnestness, energy, enterprise, enthusiasm, hankering*, hope, hunger, initiative, itch*, keenness, longing, love, lust, moxie*, passion, pretension, push, right stuff*, spirit, striving, thirst, vigor, yearning, zeal, emulation, fire in belly, get up and go |
| Antonyms: | apathy, contentment, diffidence, humility, indifference, laziness, satisfaction |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | aspiration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | goal, hope |
| Synonyms: | aim, ambition, craving, desire, direction, dream, eagerness, endeavor, hankering, inclination, longing, object, objective, passion, pursuit, push, right stuff*, urge, vocation, wish, work, yearning, ambitiousness, fire in the belly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | assist |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | help |
| Synonyms: | abet, aid, back, bail out, benefit, boost, collaborate, cooperate, do for*, expedite, facilitate, further, go for, go to bat for*, hype*, plug*, puff*, push*, reinforce, relieve, ride shotgun*, serve, stump*, support, sustain, thump*, give a boost, give a leg up, give a lift, go down the line for, go with, grease the wheels, lend a hand, make a pitch for, open doors, put on the map, root for, run interference for, stand up for, take care of, work for, work with |
| Antonyms: | hinder, hurt, stop, thwart |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | attack |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical assault |
| Synonyms: | advance, aggression, barrage, blitz, charge, defilement, drive, encounter, encroachment, foray, incursion, initiative, inroad, intervention, intrusion, invasion, irruption, offense, offensive, onrush, onset, onslaught, outbreak, push, raid, rape, rush, skirmish, strike, thrust, violation, volley, assailing, assailment, blitzkrieg, dirty deed, mugging, storming |
| Antonyms: | aid, defense, flight, protection, resistance, retreat, shelter, shield, support, surrender, sustenance |
| Main Entry: | attempt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | try, make effort |
| Synonyms: | aim, attack, do level best, endeavor, essay, exert oneself, experiment, give a fling, give a whirl, give best shot, give it a go, give it a try, give old college try, go the limit, have a crack, have a go at, make a run at, pursue, push, seek, shoot the works, solicit, strive, tackle, take a stab at, take best shot, take on, try one's hand at, undertake, venture |
| Antonyms: | be lazy |
| Main Entry: | barge in/barge into |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | charge |
| Synonyms: | break in, collide, infringe, interrupt, intrude, push, shove, stumble, burst in, muscle in |
| Antonyms: | wait |
| Main Entry: | boom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prosperity |
| Synonyms: | advance, boost, development, expansion, gain, growth, improvement, increase, inflation, jump, push, rush, spurt, upsurge, upswing, upturn, prosperousness |
| Antonyms: | collapse, failure, loss |
| Main Entry: | boost |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | further, improve |
| Synonyms: | advance, advertise, assist, encourage, foster, inspire, plug, praise, promote, push, support, sustain |
| Antonyms: | discourage, halt, hinder, hurt, prevent, undermine |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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