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gadarene

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Synonyms & Antonyms of gadarene

acting or done with excessive or careless speed

what began as the defection of a handful of employees soon became a gadarene exodus that threatened to leave the advertising agency understaffed

Synonyms for gadarene

cursory,
drive-by,
flying,
hasty,
headlong,
helter-skelter,
hurried,
overhasty,
pell-mell,
precipitate,
precipitous,
rash,
rushed

Words Related to gadarene

breakneck,
breathtaking

headstrong,
heady,
hotheaded,
impatient,
impetuous,
impulsive,
madcap,
reckless,
unadvised

quick,
rapid,
speedy,
swift

horseback,
impromptu,
makeshift,
offhand,
offhanded,
off-the-cuff,
rush,
slapdash,
snap,
spontaneous,
spur-of-the-moment

abrupt,
sudden

Near Antonyms for gadarene

calculated,
calculating,
measured

circumspect,
foresighted,
forethoughtful

drawn-out,
extended,
long-term,
prolonged

faltering,
hesitant,
hesitating,
tentative

dallying,
dawdling,
laggard,
leisurely,
poky
(or pokey),
shilly-shallying,
slow

Antonyms for gadarene

deliberate,
unhurried,
unrushed

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“Gadarene.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gadarene. Accessed 28 Nov. 2021.

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