Antonyms for jostled
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : jos-uh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɒs əl |
Definition of jostled
Origin :- 1540s, justle, "to knock against," formed from jousten (see joust) + frequentative suffix -tle. The usual spelling 17c.-18c. was justle. An earlier meaning of the word was "to have sex with" (c.1400). Meaning "to contend for the best position or place" is from 1610s. Related: Jostled; jostling. As a noun from c.1600.
- verb bump, shake
- She was wearier even than all this mob of toilers who had jostled her as they went by.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- Yet greater is the indistinctness when they are all jostled together in a little soul, which has no room.
- Extract from : « Theaetetus » by Plato
- Many were jostled off, and in the swift current were drowned.
- Extract from : « Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi » by John S. C. Abbott
- Girls and women dawdled and jostled to and from the ice-cream-soda fountains.
- Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
- They must have been exhausted from being jounced and jostled about.
- Extract from : « Steve and the Steam Engine » by Sara Ware Bassett
- I am jostled by polking damsels and button-holed by most approved bores.
- Extract from : « Four Years in Rebel Capitals » by T. C. DeLeon
- None of us knew why we were moving, but we moved and jostled.
- Extract from : « The Napoleon of Notting Hill » by Gilbert K. Chesterton
- Jostled by these hopes and doubts, one turned to the exhibits for help, and found it.
- Extract from : « The Education of Henry Adams » by Henry Adams
- The fair Georgian jostled the ebony form of the merchant of Dongola or Sennaar.
- Extract from : « Alroy » by Benjamin Disraeli
- They were being pushed and jostled by guards and passengers.
- Extract from : « The Letter of the Contract » by Basil King
Synonyms for jostled
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019