Synonyms of race

race 1 of 2

noun

1

as in family

a group of persons who come from the same ancestor

the last descendent of a race of kings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• family
• tribe
• house
• clan
• folks
• lineage
• people
• blood
• stock
• household
• descendant
• kin
• dynasty
• line
• descendent
• kindred
• nuclear family
• relative
• kinfolk
• extended family
• kinsfolk
• offspring
• progeny
• issue
• kinfolks
• seed
• blended family
• brood
• scion
• kith
• kinsman
• clansman
• kinswoman

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• origin
• birth
• extraction
• descent
• ancestry
• pedigree

2

as in ethnicity

a people having a common language, culture, and body of traditions

Winston Churchill's famous hope and prediction that World War II would be remembered by future generations as the finest hour of the Britannic race

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ethnicity
• nationality
• nation
• minority
• family
• house
• tribe
• clan
• folk
• kindred

race

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to compete

to engage in a contest

just how many candidates are racing for the senatorial seat this year?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compete
• contend
• fight
• battle
• rival
• vie
• challenge
• play
• face off
• jockey
• maneuver
• engage
• try out
• go out
• work
• train
• jostle

2

as in to speed

to proceed or move quickly

was racing around trying to get everything done before her big trip to India

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speed
• travel
• hurry
• trot
• drive
• fly
• rush
• run
• chase
• scurry
• jump
• zip
• buzz
• course
• scoot
• blow
• dash
• blast
• dart
• motor
• career
• jog
• scuttle
• step
• bowl
• hare
• tear
• jet
• bolt
• shoot
• crack (on)
• ram
• rip
• breeze
• rocket
• blaze
• belt
• zoom
• hustle
• barrel
• gallop
• hasten
• hump
• hurl
• hurtle
• hie
• beat it
• bundle
• get a move on
• whirl
• bomb
• whisk
• pelt
• highball
• rustle
• sprint
• careen
• make tracks
• bustle
• nip
• step on it
• shake a leg
• cannonball
• hotfoot (it)
• streak
• accelerate
• overtake
• flit
• stampede
• scamper
• beetle
• outrun
• step out
• scuffle
• outpace
• catch up
• whiz
• quicken
• outstrip
• scud
• whizz
• arrow
• fast-forward
• beeline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• creep
• drag
• crawl
• hang (around or out)
• lag
• poke
• linger
• dawdle
• tarry
• stroll
• poke
• loiter
• shuffle
• slow (down or up)
• saunter
• lumber
• amble
• decelerate
• plod
• dillydally
• dally