Synonyms of bolting

bolting 1 of 2

adjective

as in rushing

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

bolting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of bolt

1

as in jumping

to move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise)

I bolted as I read the winning lottery numbers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jumping
• leaping
• wincing
• cringing
• startling
• flinching
• starting
• jerking
• twitching
• springing
• reacting
• recoiling
• bounding
• jolting
• shrinking
• spooking
• responding
• quailing
• blenching
• squinching

2

as in racing

to proceed or move quickly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in retreating

to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening

the rabbit bolted when it saw the fox approaching

Synonyms & Similar Words

• retreating
• fleeing
• flying
• running
• escaping
• breaking
• skedaddling
• running away
• running off
• beating a retreat
• bugging out
• beating it
• turning tail
• making tracks
• hightailing (it)
• decamping
• scramming
• eloping
• absconding
• getting (away)
• getting out
• scarpering
• making off
• skipping (out)
• clearing out
• lighting out
• mizzling
• lamming
• skirring
• scatting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confronting
• facing
• daring
• braving
• defying
• remaining
• staying
• lingering
• dwelling
• bearding
• hanging around
• abiding
• tarrying
• sticking around

4

as in exclaiming

to utter with a sudden burst of strong feeling

bolted out the cuss word without thinking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exclaiming
• shouting
• crying (out)
• ejaculating
• roaring
• blatting
• bellowing
• blurting (out)
• hollering
• interjecting
• whooping
• howling
• leaking
• blundering
• bleating
• crowing
• yowling
• hooting
• oohing
• aahing

5

as in inhaling

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

• inhaling
• devouring
• gulping
• scarfing
• cramming
• gobbling
• scoffing
• wolfing
• slopping
• ravening
• glutting
• gorging
• ingurgitating
• gormandizing
• overeating
• swilling
• pigging out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• picking
• pecking
• nibbling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bolting

Verb

Timing your planting to avoid summer heat will prevent bolting. — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 7 July 2026

Many brands expand into experiences once product growth slows, bolting hospitality or lifestyle onto an existing business model. — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Ujiri engineered the trade in 2018 that brought Leonard to the Raptors without the player agreeing to an extension, and the result was a championship followed by Leonard bolting to the Clippers. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

This can include not coming when called, digging under or going over a fence, or simply bolting. — Tanya Edwards, USA Today, 26 June 2026

In that short time, shares have risen around 40%, bolting the company's valuation above that of Amazon's. — Sean Conlon,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 16 June 2026

The goal is to move beyond simply bolting electric motors onto a conventional airframe powered by traditional engines. — David Szondy june 14, New Atlas, 14 June 2026

At the same time, the number of new hires and layoffs both tumbled after bolting higher in March; and voluntary quits fell to their lowest level in nearly six years, an indication of workers’ slipping confidence in the labor market. — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 2 June 2026

So, a bit of shade can prevent bolting and keep the soil cooler, extending their harvest and yielding tender, flavorful roots. — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 May 2026