push on

Verb

Meaning

continue moving forward

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

press on plough on hie move speed continue fly pass travel drive progress advance journey repair proceed

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Antonyms

dally tarry remain dawdle decline decrease

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Hypernyms

progress advance go on move on pass on march on

Examples

Every time I read the paper those old feelings come on. We are waist deep in the Big Muddy and the big fool says to push on. Pete Seeger

Pompey had fought brilliantly and in the end routed Caesar's whole force... but either he was unable to or else he feared to push on. Caesar [said] to his friends: 'Today the enemy would have won, if they had had a commander who was a winner. Plutarch

I feel a degree of regret that Marshall did not push on and say 'Abolish the GLC', because I think it would be a major saving and would have released massive resources for more productive use. Ken Livingstone

I'm drawing the gossip surrounding the celebrity, or the image the celebrity tries to push on us. Hilary Duff

You can't push on a rope. Persian Proverb

When in motion, to push on is easy. English Proverb

Close letter words and terms

push notification push off push off from push on with push one's food around on one's plate push one's food around one's plate