Synonyms of drive-by

drive-by

adjective

ˈdrīv-ˈbī 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hurried
• cursory
• rushed
• rash
• impulsive
• hasty
• reckless
• sudden
• quick
• makeshift
• flying
• rapid
• precipitous
• headlong
• spontaneous
• swift
• precipitate
• impromptu
• gadarene
• overhasty
• helter-skelter
• abrupt
• pell-mell
• rush
• breathtaking
• spur-of-the-moment
• speedy
• impatient
• impetuous
• madcap
• slapdash
• breakneck
• hotheaded
• snap
• offhand
• horseback
• heady
• unadvised
• off-the-cuff
• offhanded
• headstrong

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deliberate
• unhurried
• calculated
• unrushed
• calculating
• prolonged
• circumspect
• measured
• long-term
• extended
• tentative
• foresighted
• slow
• leisurely
• hesitant
• forethoughtful
• pokey
• faltering
• drawn-out
• hesitating
• dallying
• poky
• laggard
• dawdling
• shilly-shallying

Examples of drive-by in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

During the height of the East Coast-West Coast hip-hop feud, a 25-year-old Shakur was gunned down in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in September 1996. —Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024

Israel was behind a rash of assassinations of nuclear scientists between 2007 and 2012 -- often using magnetic car bombs or via drive-by shootings, according to Iran. —David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024

Authorities in Los Angeles are investigating the drive-by shooting death of up-and-coming professional boxer Mylik Birdsong. —Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024

In his statement, Middleton said that both homes had a property manager and/or security in place, including drive-by security. —Stepheny Price, Fox News, 28 Sep. 2024