DRIVE-BY Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

drive-by

adjective

ˈdrīv-ˈbī

Definition of drive-by

as in hurried

acting or done with excessive or careless speed the administrator's schedule left her with no time to make more than a drive-by assessment of the situation

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Recent Examples of drive-by Nearly 30 years after Tupac Shakur was killed in a Las Vegas drive-by shooting, the long-running case has finally produced its first conviction. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 1 Sep. 2026 Davis has been the star witness for Nevada prosecutors, who devoted large portions of their case to simply recounting things the murder suspect has said about the 1996 killing of the rap star during a drive-by shooting just off the Las Vegas Strip. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 Among the crowd was a group wearing custom T-shirts honoring their friend Jassen Cho, a devoted Malört fan who was killed in a drive-by shooting in May while working as an Uber driver. — Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 Hours later, Shakur and Knight were struck by gunfire in a drive-by shooting. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for drive-by

Recent Examples of Synonyms for drive-by

Adjective

Chandler Simpson put down a squeeze bunt and Mateo beat third baseman Kevin McGonigle’s hurried flip to the plate.

— Dave Hogg, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
Chandler Simpson put down a squeeze bunt and Mateo beat third baseman Kevin McGonigle's hurried flip to the plate.

— CBS News, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of hurried

Adjective

Heath pilots a fighter jet, deploys bombs in foreign countries, and thwarts cyberattacks, all after remarkably cursory and casual conversations with a government official.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
But even a cursory survey of the music, from Iraq to Morocco and across time and styles from the medieval Moors’ ceremonial compositions to Quranic chants to 21st century jazz electronic Syrian wedding music, shows that there are far more than 24.

— Steve Hochman, SPIN, 15 July 2026

Definition of cursory

Adjective

In approximately a third of the world’s population, the virus will reactivate decades later to cause the infamously painful shingles rash; for reasons yet unknown, rates of shingles are increasing worldwide.

— Andrew Bubak, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
Measles symptoms include several days of fever, rash, pink eye, runny nose and cough.

— Katie Wiseman, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of rash

Adjective

The Moon conjoins impulsive Mars, bringing more emotion into decisions about money, possessions, and personal priorities.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
Nevertheless, relations with parents, bosses and authority figures might be challenging today because of impulsive or compulsive actions on the part of someone.

— Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of impulsive

Adjective

Over time, these hasty constructions gave way to sites that still define New York, like the vast Reflecting Absence memorial at the World Trade Center site, a garden in northern Manhattan, and a memorial on the shores of Staten Island.

— Robert W. Snyder, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Lawyers representing the defendants had criticized the timing of the hearing, saying they were notified only three days before Thursday’s court hearing, arguing that the short notice was hasty and left them without time to prepare their defense.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of hasty

Adjective

The engineer abruptly resigned after refusing to contribute to a reckless corporate competition that could ultimately lead to uncontrollable AI.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
None were remotely reckless, and none prevented a promising attack, which are the usual triggers for cautions.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of reckless

Adjective

The scene cuts to Sally and Gillian, who both come to a sudden awareness of Franny’s ultimate act of selflessness.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026
The administration’s justification for these orders is a statute that allows the Department of Energy (DOE) to declare an emergency in the case of wartime or a sudden shortfall in generation.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026