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bolt

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of bolt

1 to move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise)
  • I bolted as I read the winning lottery numbers.
Synonyms of bolt

jump, start, startle
Words Related to bolt

jerk, jolt, twitch

blench, cringe, flinch, quail, recoil, shrink, spook, squinch, wince

bound, leap, spring

react, respond
2 to proceed or move quickly
  • The cat bolted for the food dish the minute he spied it.
Synonyms of bolt

barrel, belt, blast, blaze, blow, bowl, breeze, bundle, bustle, buzz, cannonball, careen, career, chase, course, dash, drive, fly, hare, hasten, hie, highball, hotfoot (it), hump, hurl, hurry, hurtle, hustle, jet, jump, motor, nip, pelt, race, ram, rip, rocket, run, rush, rustle, scoot, scurry, scuttle, shoot, speed, step, tear, travel, trot, whirl, whisk, zip, zoom
Words Related to bolt

dart, flit, scamper, scud, scuffle

stampede, streak, whiz (or whizz)

gallop, jog, sprint

accelerate, quicken, step out

catch up, fast-forward, outpace, outrun, outstrip, overtake
Phrases Synonymous with bolt

beat it, get a move on, make tracks, shake a leg, step on it
Near Antonyms of bolt

dally, dawdle, dillydally, drag, hang (around or out), lag, linger, loiter, poke, tarry

amble, lumber, plod, saunter, shuffle, stroll

decelerate, slow (down or up)
Antonyms of bolt

crawl, creep, poke
3 to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening
  • The rabbit bolted when it saw the fox approaching.
Synonyms of bolt

break, flee, fly, hightail (it), retreat, run, run away, run off, skedaddle
Words Related to bolt

abscond, clear out, decamp, elope, escape, get (away), get out, light out, make off, scat, scram, skip (out), skirr
Phrases Synonymous with bolt

beat a retreat, beat it, make tracks, turn tail
Near Antonyms of bolt

beard, brave, confront, dare, defy, face

abide, dwell, hang around, linger, remain, stay, stick around, tarry
4 to utter with a sudden burst of strong feeling
  • bolted out the answer without thinking
Synonyms of bolt

blat, blurt (out), cry (out), ejaculate, exclaim
Words Related to bolt

blunder, leak

bellow, bleat, crow, holler, hoot, howl, roar, shout, whoop, yowl

aah (also ah), ooh

interject
5 to swallow or eat greedily
  • The way you bolted those hot dogs, it's no wonder you're feeling a little queasy.
Synonyms of bolt

cram, devour, gobble, gorge, gormandize, gulp, ingurgitate, inhale, scarf, scoff, wolf
Words Related to bolt

overeat, pig out, swill
Near Antonyms of bolt

nibble, peck, pick

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