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Hurry

🔄 Synonyms of "Hurry"

10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
rushnoun	A sudden forward motion.
speednoun	The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion.
rushingnoun	A rapid surging motion.
hastinessnoun	The characteristic of being hasty.
look sharpverb	(chiefly imperative) Pay attention; be alert.
hurriednessnoun	The state of being hurried.
travel rapidlyverb	move very fast
hastenoun	Speed; swiftness; dispatch.
hastenverb	(intransitive) To move or act in a quick fashion.
zipnoun	(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A zip fastener.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
detainverb	(transitive) To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
hold upverb	(idiomatic) To detain by threatening, usually with a weapon, in order to commit robbery.
delaynoun	(transitive) To put off until a later time; to defer.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
hastinessnoun	The characteristic of being hasty.
hurriednessnoun	The state of being hurried.
hastenverb	(intransitive) To move or act in a quick fashion.
hastenoun	Speed; swiftness; dispatch.
speednoun	The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion.
rushingnoun	A rapid surging motion.
zipnoun	(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A zip fastener.
look sharpverb	(chiefly imperative) Pay attention; be alert.
rushnoun	A sudden forward motion.
travel rapidlyverb	move very fast
hastynoun	Acting or done in haste; hurried or too quick; speedy due to having little time.
hieverb	(intransitive, poetic) To hasten; to go quickly, to hurry.
quickienoun	(colloquial) Something made or done swiftly.
lickety-split	Quickly; as fast as possible; in short order.
snappy	(informal) Rapid and without delay.
quickly	Rapidly; with speed; fast; with expedition.
chop-chopnoun	Quickly.
precipitatenoun	(transitive) To make something happen suddenly and quickly.
swiftly	In a swift manner; quickly; with quick motion or velocity; fleetly.
rapidly	With speed; in a rapid manner.