Meanings
verbshift the goalposts (third-person singular simple present shifts the goalposts, present participle shifting the goalposts, simple past and past participle shifted the goalposts)
present singular third person shifts the goalposts · participle present shifting the goalposts · participle past shifted the goalposts · past shifted the goalposts
- Synonym of move the goalposts.
Synonyms: move the goalposts
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of move the goalposts.
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APA
shift the goalposts. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shift%20the%20goalposts
MLA
“shift the goalposts.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shift%20the%20goalposts. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shift the goalposts,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shift%20the%20goalposts.
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