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Synonyms for push back in English

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push back:
- rollback; push back
- drive; repel; repulse; force back; beat back; push back

English

Detailed Synonyms for push back in English

push back:

push back [the ~] noun

the push back

– the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw ¹
the rollback; the push back
– the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw ¹
- rollback [the ~] noun
- push back [the ~] noun

push back verb

push back

– cause to move back by force or influence ¹
to drive; to repel; to repulse; to force back; to beat back; push back
– cause to move back by force or influence ¹
- drive verb (drives, drove, driving)
- repel verb (repels, repelled, repelling)
  - repel the enemy¹
- repulse verb (repulses, repulsed, repulsing)
- force back verb (forces back, forced back, forcing back)
- beat back verb (beats back, beated back, beating back)
  - beat back the invaders¹
- push back verb
  - push back the urge to smoke¹

Alternate Synonyms for "push back":

rollback; offense; offence; offensive
repel; drive; repulse; force back; beat back; push; force

Antonyms for "push back":

attract

Related Definitions for "push back":

the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw¹
cause to move back by force or influence¹
- push back the urge to smoke¹

Related Synonyms for push back

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