Thrust
Pronunciation of Thrust
/θɹˈʌst/, /θɹˈʌst/, /θ_ɹ_ˈʌ_s_t/
Antonyms for thrust:
pull.
Synonyms for thrust:
Sense 1
blow, stick out, extrude, penetrate, kick, thrust aside, drive back.
Sense 2
subtext, action, signification.
Sense 3
force down, plow, usage, tendency.
Sense 4
bull.
Sense 5
purport, construction, import.
Sense 6
understanding, pump, substance.
Sense 7
Sense 8
tackle, jam, strain, shoulder.
Sense 9
use, sense, spirit.
Sense 16
Sense 17
Sense 25
run.
cram
force out
Sense 1 (noun)
blow.
Sense 5 (noun)
substance.
attack (noun)
bloodshed, violence, aggression, fury, sortie, bombardment, raid, siege, assault, foray, frenzy, riot, warfare, onslaught, outbreak, strike, furor, spasm, combat, offense, charge, attack, fight, barrage, invasion, battle, war, tirade, storm.
blow (noun)
poke.
forward movement (noun)
lunge, drive, momentum, onslaught, pressure, prod, punch, stab, shove, push, poke, impulsion, propulsion.
impulse (noun)
impulse, momentum, punch, shot, jerk, motivation, knock, jog, bump, jolt, nudge, poke.
meaning (noun)
interpretation, significance, drift, point, topic, gist, relevance, crux, upshot, meaning, denotation, definition, indication, connotation, tenor, subject, purpose, explanation, intent, description, pith, implication, message.
phenomenon (noun)
push.
point of communication (noun)
gist, substance, pith, sense, purport, upshot, meaning.
propulsion (noun)
Shoving, propulsion, pushing, impulsion, Throwing, compulsion.
sense (noun)
sense.
sticking out (noun)
stick out.
thrust (noun)
hurl, force, stuff, drive, poke, hurtle, lunge, push up, push, knife thrust, thrusting, driving force, stab, squeeze, pierce, jabbing, jab, shove, poking.
attack (verb)
lash, assail, invade, bombard, savage, trounce, scorch, flay, pound, hammer, slash, harry, lunge, scathe, batter, violate, scarify.
attacked (verb)
scorched, Stormed, assaulted, Fought, Scarified, slashed, Lunged, Rioted, battered, Assailed, Attacked, Raided, savaged, Invaded, Lashed, Combated, Bombarded, Scathed, struck, Hammered, stricken, charged, violated, harried, Flayed, raped, barraged, Pounded, Trounced.
immersed (verb)
motivate (verb)
encourage, entice, instigate, trigger, hasten, force, prompt, provoke, motivate, induce, ferment, magnetize, stimulate, jostle, hurtle, inspire, energize, shoot, foment, urge, move.
motivated (verb)
magnetized, motivated, triggered, fermented, Enticed, forced, inspired, stimulated, Bumped, nudged, Poked, Fomented, moved, Punched, Jerked, provoked, Jostled, Hurtled, Jogged, Hastened, Urged, induced, Instigated, Knocked, Energized, jolted.
propel (verb)
chuck, precipitate, launch, drive, bunt, project, impel, shove, throw, bowl, lob, ram, cant, fire, heave, shunt, propel, cast, toss, compel, butt, pelt, hurl, catapult, pitch, sling, prod, push, goad, fling, flick.
propelled (verb)
impelled, Slung, Rammed, driven, Precipitated, Lobbed, Pushed, Flung, projected, Flicked, Threw, thrown, Tossed, heaved, Hurled, Launched, chucked, goaded, Pelted, Propelled, Butted, fired, Prodded, compelled, drove, Bowled, canted, bunted, Shunted, pitched, catapulted, Shoved.
Usage examples for thrust:
- Of course we'll turn out for practice, if you wish, but-" At this moment, Lieutenant Bender, the " duty- crazy" one, thrust the door open. - "Dave Darrin's First Year at Annapolis", H. Irving Hancock.
- " Some people are born lucky, and others have luck thrust upon them," said Tavia pleasantly. - "Dorothy Dale", Margaret Penrose.
- He thrust her back, but she smiled gently. - "The Goose Man", Jacob Wassermann.