Synonyms of hasten

hasten

verb

ˈhā-sᵊn 

1

as in to accelerate

to cause to move or proceed fast or faster

hasten the activation of yeast with heat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accelerate
• rush
• push
• hurry
• encourage
• quicken
• urge
• facilitate
• speed (up)
• whisk
• fast-track
• spur
• expedite
• drive
• race
• aid
• propel
• stir
• bundle
• prod
• goad
• ease
• dispatch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retard
• brake
• slow (down)
• decelerate
• hinder
• impede
• delay
• restrain
• interfere (with)
• hamper
• encumber
• hobble
• stop
• tie up
• hold back
• check
• stay
• hold up
• rein (in)
• arrest
• stall
• fetter
• still
• shackle
• trammel
• manacle

2

as in to hurry

to proceed or move quickly

the contractors hastened to complete the project before the deadline

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hurry
• rush
• speed
• scurry
• race
• travel
• drive
• trot
• fly
• jump
• chase
• zip
• run
• scuttle
• blow
• scoot
• step
• buzz
• tear
• rip
• dart
• dash
• course
• blast
• jog
• shoot
• hie
• whirl
• hurl
• zoom
• hurtle
• career
• crack (on)
• whisk
• blaze
• breeze
• ram
• bolt
• hare
• rustle
• bowl
• nip
• careen
• motor
• hustle
• rocket
• pelt
• jet
• hump
• belt
• gallop
• beat it
• step on it
• bundle
• get a move on
• barrel
• accelerate
• make tracks
• highball
• bustle
• bomb
• hotfoot (it)
• quicken
• flit
• scamper
• shake a leg
• cannonball
• overtake
• stampede
• streak
• sprint
• outstrip
• whiz
• outpace
• step out
• beetle
• outrun
• catch up
• scud
• scuffle
• fast-forward
• arrow
• beeline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• creep
• crawl
• drag
• linger
• hang (around or out)
• poke
• dawdle
• tarry
• loiter
• lag
• poke
• stroll
• amble
• saunter
• shuffle
• slow (down or up)
• plod
• decelerate
• dillydally
• lumber
• dally

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hasten

There are plenty of studies suggesting that AI is hastening our collective cognitive decline. — Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

This variation of socialism aimed to blunt the rapacity of capitalism rather than sharpen its contradictions and hasten the coming revolution. — Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026

But Sportman said more must be done, including draping the area with a tarp to prevent more water from entering the hole, hastening more erosion. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026

Not only that, but government meetings are just clicks away on your cell phone or laptop, an advance that was hastened by the COVID-19 pandemic. — Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 4 July 2026