CRACKED (ON) Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

cracked (on)

verb

Definition of cracked (on)

past tense of crack (on)

as in hurried

to proceed or move quickly the postman cracked on in an effort to get the mail delivered on time

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By then, firefighters had begun to arrive as flames spread across the dry grasslands and the family hurried to evacuate.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Kids in oversize orange fishing aprons hurried to the window where the bird stood at attention.

— Natalie B. Compton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of hurried

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In the 34th minute, Murphy launched a long ball in the path of forward Sammy Smith who raced past multiple defenders and finished it for the 1-0 lead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
In the Var, a fire declared fixed earlier in the week had raced back across the hills within hours on Friday.

— Thomas Adamson, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of raced

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Medics rushed the worker to Bellevue Hospital, where he’s expected to survive.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
As health officials pointed to a Mexican processing plant run by Taylor Farms as the source of a parasite sickening Americans, the giant produce company rushed to defend itself.

— Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of rushed

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This year's primary also could test the growing clout of democratic socialists, who have traveled from across the country to help campaign for Bush.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
The first week of August, Popliger traveled to Los Angeles to visit two camp friends, one with Gaucher disease and another with nemaline myopathy.

— Rachel Hale, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of traveled

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Vaquer took out Rodriguez and Perez in the process before the trio scurried away.

— Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
While on camera in Los Angeles' Sherman Oaks neighborhood during a live broadcast, a cockroach scurried across Menitoff's blouse and chest before flying away.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 31 July 2026

Definition of scurried

Verb

Ohtani trotted home on his bad knee – which will prevent him from pitching indefinitely but not hitting – when Freddie Freeman dumped a two-out, two-strike RBI single into center field.

— Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 20 July 2026
Joe Biden famously trotted across the road shaking hands and kissing babies during Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade in 2015.

— Salena Zito, Washington Post, 1 July 2026

Definition of trotted

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