jostling

The word “jostling” has 2 syllables: jost-ling

It's pronounced as /ˈʤɒslɪŋ/


What is synonym and antonym for jostling?

In the thesaurus, “jostling” has 2 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for jostling along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for jostling

  • pushing
  • squeezing

Meanings of jostling

  • verb
    1. To bump into or brush against while in motion; to push aside.
    2. To move through by pushing and shoving.
    3. To be close to or in physical contact with.
    4. To contend or vie in order to acquire something.
    5. To pick or attempt to pick pockets.
  • noun
    1. An act of jostling; a push or shove.

Example Sentences

  • They were jostling for the best position to take a photo.
  • She could hear the sounds of people jostling in the busy marketplace.
  • The players were jostling for control of the ball during the match.
  • The crowd was jostling each other as they rushed to get through the doors.
  • He felt the tension of jostling in the packed subway train.

On this page you'll find 2 synonyms or another words to jostling, such as: pushing, squeezing.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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  • battling
  • challenging
  • competing
  • contending
  • engaging
  • fighting
  • going out
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  • jostling
  • maneuvering
  • playing
  • racing
  • rivaling
  • rivalling
  • training
  • trying out
  • vying
  • working

jamming

  • ad hoc
  • ad lib
  • ad-lib
  • at first glance
  • automatic
  • autoschediastic
  • bloating
  • blocking
  • boring
  • brimming
  • bulking
  • bulldozing
  • bulling
  • bunging
  • by ear
  • casual
  • charging
  • choking
  • clogging
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  • congesting
  • corking
  • cramming
  • crashing
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  • damming
  • drenching
  • elbowing
  • expedient
  • extemporary
  • extempore
  • fake
  • filling
  • flooding
  • free
  • furring
  • glutting
  • gridlocking
  • heaping
  • honeycombing
  • immediate
  • impromptu
  • improv
  • improvisatory
  • improvised
  • improviso
  • informal
  • inundating
  • jam-packing
  • jostling
  • loading
  • made-up
  • makeshift
  • matting
  • muscling
  • obstructing
  • occluding
  • off the cuff
  • off the top of head
  • offhand
  • on impulse
  • on-the-spot
  • overcharging
  • overfilling
  • overflowing
  • overwhelming
  • packing
  • penetrating
  • pressing
  • pushing
  • ramming
  • refilling
  • refreshing
  • reloading
  • repacking
  • replenishing
  • sandwiching
  • saturating
  • shoehorning
  • shouldering
  • shoving
  • silting
  • snap
  • spiling
  • spontaneous
  • spur-of-the-moment
  • squashing
  • squeezing
  • stoppering
  • stoppling
  • stuffing
  • swamping
  • taking for ride
  • thought out loud
  • thrusting
  • toss off
  • toss out
  • tossed off
  • tossed out
  • unplanned
  • unpremeditated
  • unprepared
  • unrehearsed
  • unstudied
  • wedging
  • winging it

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