Synonyms of barreling

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adjective

as in rushing

Related Words

• rushing
• rapid
• speeding
• running
• swift
• lightning
• racing
• whirlwind
• flying
• hurrying
• careering
• speedy
• rocketing
• hasty
• whirling
• breakneck
• zipping
• brisk
• fleet
• scurrying
• scooting
• meteoric
• bolting
• warp-speed
• scudding
• breathless
• whisking
• expeditious
• ready
• quick
• dizzy
• prompt
• accelerated
• fast
• snappy
• hastened
• rushed
• quickened
• hurried

Dissimilar Words

• creeping
• slow
• crawling
• dragging
• lagging
• leisurely
• tardy
• sluggish
• dilatory
• laggard
• languid
• unhurried
• deliberate
• poky
• poking
• measured
• dawdling
• dallying
• dillydallying
• snail-paced
• snaillike
• inert
• lounging
• lethargic
• inactive
• loafing

barreling

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verb

variants or barrelling

present participle of barrel

as in speeding

to proceed or move quickly

faced with a firm deadline, we barreled through the project at a furious pace

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speeding
• hurrying
• rushing
• scurrying
• driving
• zipping
• racing
• traveling
• trotting
• flying
• chasing
• jumping
• running
• blowing
• scooting
• buzzing
• darting
• blasting
• tearing
• stepping
• scuttling
• ramming
• dashing
• hurtling
• careening
• whirling
• blazing
• zooming
• ripping
• careering
• hustling
• bolting
• rocketing
• shooting
• breezing
• hurling
• bowling
• galloping
• hastening
• coursing
• belting
• humping
• bustling
• pelting
• whisking
• jogging
• haring
• rustling
• motoring
• highballing
• jetting
• bundling
• cannonballing
• nipping
• cracking (on)
• bombing
• beating it
• scampering
• hying
• stampeding
• sprinting
• flitting
• accelerating
• whizzing
• stepping on it
• making tracks
• scudding
• hotfooting (it)
• streaking
• getting a move on
• shaking a leg
• scuffling
• outrunning
• overtaking
• beetling
• quickening
• outpacing
• outstripping
• stepping out
• arrowing
• beelining
• catching up
• fast-forwarding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• creeping
• crawling
• poking
• dragging
• lingering
• hanging (around or out)
• lagging
• poking
• dawdling
• strolling
• loitering
• shuffling
• sauntering
• ambling
• lumbering
• plodding
• dallying
• decelerating
• tarrying
• slowing (down or up)
• dillydallying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of barreling

Verb

Mason, 39, unsuccessfully tried to avoid the Patriots and Colts players who were barreling toward the sideline. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Twenty-two years ago Hurricane Charley came barreling up Interstate 4, beginning Florida’s season of tropical pain. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

That said, there’s an undeniable old-world charisma to the place that hits you like a rogue horse drawing a carriage barreling down the Rue du Rivoli. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026

Sony and Marvel’s web-slinging adventure, starring Tom Holland as the title hero, flew past the billion-dollar mark in just six days and is barreling toward $2 billion. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026

Summer 2026 is barreling right along, but there’s still plenty of time to make long-lasting memories with friends, family and pups alike. — Rebecca R. Norris, USA Today, 31 July 2026

The grizzly bear had just busted over the low ridge at 40 yards, and was barreling right at me. — Todd Orr, Outdoor Life, 30 July 2026

And now, for five nights in July, Phish, barrelling toward its 100th show here, second only to Billy Joel in MSG prolificacy. — Claire Howorth, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026

In many cases, our dead are barreling headlong into the void without any kind of ceremony at all. — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026