pushes aside
- shovesPushes someone abruptly
- brushes offDismisses without consideration
- dismissesTerminates or rejects
- sweeps awayRemoves forcefully and completely
- nudgesLight prompting touches
elbows · displaces · ignores · rejects · sidelines · clears · removes · deflects · waves off · shoulders · jostles · discards · overlooks · bypasses · thrusts · bumps · crowds out · shunts
physical movement/positioning
pushes asidegathers
Accumulates or collects
pulls in · collects · centers · retrieves · draws near
attention/priority
pushes asideprioritizes
Ranks by importance
confronts · addresses · attends to · takes up · embraces