Synonyms of bolted

bolted 1 of 2

adjective

as in anchored

Related Words

• anchored
• tied
• fastened
• chained
• caged
• fettered
• enclosed
• imprisoned
• shackled
• manacled
• kidnapped
• penned
• immured
• leashed
• confined
• bound
• caught
• restrained
• unfree

Dissimilar Words

• loose
• free
• escaped
• unconfined
• unbound
• unrestrained
• unleashed
• footloose
• unfettered
• unchained
• uncaged

bolted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of bolt

1

as in jumped

to move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise)

I bolted as I read the winning lottery numbers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jumped
• leaped
• winced
• cringed
• startled
• jerked
• flinched
• started
• twitched
• sprang
• recoiled
• spooked
• jolted
• reacted
• bounded
• responded
• shrank
• blenched
• quailed
• squinched

2

as in raced

to proceed or move quickly

the cat bolted for the food dish the minute he spied it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raced
• sped
• trotted
• rushed
• hurried
• scurried
• flew
• drove
• zipped
• traveled
• jumped
• chased
• ran
• stepped
• scooted
• buzzed
• darted
• dashed
• blew
• scuttled
• blasted
• rammed
• ripped
• tore
• hustled
• whirled
• zoomed
• jogged
• hurled
• barreled
• blazed
• whisked
• rustled
• bowled
• hastened
• hurtled
• bundled
• rocketed
• motored
• breezed
• humped
• careened
• careered
• bustled
• jetted
• cracked (on)
• belted
• nipped
• shot
• pelted
• galloped
• coursed
• hied
• beat it
• bombed
• highballed
• hared
• cannonballed
• stepped on it
• sprinted
• shook a leg
• made tracks
• scampered
• flitted
• hotfooted (it)
• streaked
• stampeded
• got a move on
• scudded
• whizzed
• accelerated
• scuffled
• beetled
• overtook
• stepped out
• outpaced
• quickened
• outstripped
• outran
• arrowed
• caught up
• beelined
• fast-forwarded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawled
• dragged
• crept
• poked
• lingered
• lagged
• poked
• strolled
• hung (around or out)
• sauntered
• loitered
• shuffled
• ambled
• tarried
• lumbered
• dallied
• plodded
• dawdled
• slowed (down or up)
• decelerated
• dillydallied

3

as in retreated

to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening

the rabbit bolted when it saw the fox approaching

Synonyms & Similar Words

• retreated
• fled
• flew
• ran
• escaped
• broke
• skedaddled
• ran off
• ran away
• beat a retreat
• beat it
• turned tail
• made tracks
• hightailed (it)
• bugged out
• decamped
• absconded
• scrammed
• lit
• got (away)
• got out
• eloped
• cleared out
• made off
• skipped (out)
• scarpered
• lammed
• mizzled
• scatted
• skirred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confronted
• faced
• dared
• remained
• bearded
• braved
• defied
• stayed
• lingered
• dwelled
• hung around
• tarried
• abided
• stuck around

4

as in exclaimed

to utter with a sudden burst of strong feeling

bolted out the cuss word without thinking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exclaimed
• shouted
• roared
• ejaculated
• cried (out)
• blurted (out)
• bellowed
• blatted
• hollered
• interjected
• whooped
• howled
• blundered
• crowed
• leaked
• hooted
• bleated
• yowled
• oohed
• aahed

5

as in devoured

to swallow or eat greedily

the way you bolted those hot dogs, it's no wonder you're feeling a little queasy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• devoured
• inhaled
• gulped
• crammed
• scarfed
• scoffed
• gobbled
• slopped
• wolfed
• glutted
• gorged
• ravened
• ingurgitated
• gormandized
• swilled
• pigged out
• overate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• picked
• pecked
• nibbled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bolted

Adjective

Sondheimer has bloodied his hands climbing over a fence to exit a bolted stadium. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Unlike standard wheels, which rely solely on air pressure to push the tire against the rim, beadlocks use a bolted outer ring to physically sandwich the tire in place. — New Atlas, 2 June 2026

Verb

Today’s approach treats accessibility as part of the architecture rather than something bolted on after a health scare. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

With third base open, Crews and Abrams bolted, and both slid in safely. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 Sep. 2026

Loan origination platforms are even further behind; most AI in mortgage lending today arrives as a third-party add-on bolted onto infrastructure that wasn’t designed for it. — Wesley D. Snow, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Often, the technology arrives as a feature, such as a booking chatbot, a dynamic-pricing engine, or another tool bolted onto the existing structure. — Emma Clapp, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

Kiffin built Ole Miss into a national championship program, and then bolted before finishing the job. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

For 13 years, the high-precision instrument had been bolted to a rocky outcrop in the hills of western Venezuela, quietly tracking the millimeter-scale movements of the Boconó fault, which was the likely source of the first of the two quakes. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026

Cinelease, founded in 1977, has since bolted on rigging firm C&C Studio Services as well as barricade firm West Coast Fencing to build out its own services unit. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2026

The Hall of Fame coach is taking over for D’Anton Lynn, who bolted for his alma mater Penn State after two meh seasons. — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026