GADARENE Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

gadarene

adjective

ˈga-də-ˌrēn

Definition of gadarene

as in hurried

acting or done with excessive or careless speed what began as the defection of a handful of employees soon became a gadarene exodus that threatened to leave the advertising agency understaffed

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Homemade enchiladas might sound like a laborious weekend project, but with a few clever tricks, this version made with black beans and pumpkin can be whipped up on even the most hurried of work nights.

— Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026
Dooley emphasized the preliminary nature of the ruling and the hurried nature of the litigation preceding it in a short, 12-page decision.

— Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of hurried

Adjective

Critics, including Commissioners Christine King and Damian Pardo, call it a rushed effort that could be paid for with existing tax dollars without asking voters for more.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
The teen’s family has said this was a rushed judgment that did not involve a thorough enough investigation.

— Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026

Definition of rushed

Adjective

Industry schedules point to more flying capacity, potentially intensifying competition for passengers even as fuel prices are expected to stay high and making this year’s substantial fare gains harder to repeat.

— Reuters, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
Would-be buyers can place a reservation online, with a $5,000 deposit, for a non-flying model of the Roadster.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of flying

Adjective

Krukoff and Fróes lived for weeks in a makeshift camp-site, out of sight from suspicious eyes.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Nov. 2026
Residents resorted to zip lines and makeshift crossings until a temporary suspension bridge opened in October.

— Aakash Hassan, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of makeshift

Adjective

Expectations for a deal that establishes guardrails on AI are low on both sides, which continue to drive a headlong race toward potentially unfathomable intelligence capabilities.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
The main thing stock folks are worried about – the voracious consumption and headlong deployment of capital for AI – is now the thing lifting rates and potentially restraining growth elsewhere.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of headlong

Adjective

That’s the kind of rash move the franchise has largely avoided for the past couple of decades.

— Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
Amid the turmoil of mass student protests in the streets of Belgrade, two young people are bonded by a rash act of rebellion, despite their outwardly incompatible ideologies.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of rash

Adjective

But last Christmas, the designer went out on an impulsive—and what would prove to be fateful—run through Paris along the Seine, the city’s famous central waterway.

— Max Berlinger, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2026
In many instances Rama approaches difficult situations with restraint and adherence to dharma (righteous conduct), whereas Lakshmana is expressive, impulsive, quick to anger, and distrustful.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of impulsive

Adjective

The whole situation devolves from there, with Reed having to shoot Peter to prevent him from strangling her, destroying all of the surveillance tape, and hopping into a getaway car with Zeus and Spitfire after a very cursory search for Vita.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
Both sides still have to hash out key details — including what constitutes sufficient medical attention — to avoid scenarios where care and examinations are conducted in a cursory manner to meet numerical goals.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of cursory

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