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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First responders then raced to get to the crash scene and used ropes to descend down the cliff, but there were no survivors.

— Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
The two-time Olympic champion from Norway hadn’t raced since having surgery early this year to clean up scar tissue on the protective sheath around his left Achilles tendon.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of raced

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Flooding pours into Indiana homes and businesses Photos and videos out of Indiana show scenes of destruction as floodwater rushed into homes and businesses, leaving them in shambles.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Freeman decided to get up anyway, and the Dodgers' training staff rushed across the field to check on him.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of rushed

Verb

Aboard our sailing, 102 of the 168 guests had traveled with Windstar before.

— Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
But seeing how the Count traveled the same journey from the Borgo Pass to Exeter by sea sharpens the contrast between these characters, and hints at the undead man’s indomitability.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 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

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The Lions drove to the Bengals 33 on the first series before Jordan Battle picked off Altmyer at the 25 after the pass went off the hands of wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
And high costs and risky conditions along the route had already complicated Putin’s vision – even before Russia’s war against Ukraine drove international players from its Arctic territory.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of drove

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