The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word REPEL which also is the latest solution we found used in Universal uClick in 2009.
Push back crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| REPEL | 71 % | 5 |
| DEFER | 14 % | 5 |
| REPULSE | 14 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Push back
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- rollback
- beat back
- drive
- repulse
- repel
- force back
- push in
- push forward
- pull back
- push on
- move back
- throw back
Crossword Answer definitions
REPEL verb- To turn (someone) away from a privilege, right, job, etc.
- To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.).
- To ward off (a malignant influence, attack etc.).
- To drive back (an assailant, advancing force etc.).
- To force away by means of a repulsive force.
- To cause repulsion or dislike in; to disgust.
- To save (a shot).
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result REPEL
More clues leading to the result DEFER
- Put off
- Hold off
- Yield to another's wishes
- Postpone, as an action
- Put off till later
- Bow, in a way
- Postpone
- Table
- Wait for a better time
- Submit to authority