Synonyms of hastened

hastened 1 of 2

adjective

as in hurried

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hurried
• rushed
• accelerated
• quickened
• ready
• expeditious
• rapid
• prompt
• swift
• hasty
• galloping
• speedy
• breathtaking
• breakneck
• quick
• lightning
• fleet
• rush
• breathless
• flying
• rattling
• splitting
• whirlwind
• brisk
• blistering
• vigorous
• strenuous
• fast
• dizzy
• zippy
• energetic
• fleet-footed
• rapid-fire
• snappy
• hot
• strong
• nippy
• high-speed
• ultrafast
• ultrarapid

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slow
• dragging
• unhurried
• deliberate
• crawling
• sluggish
• leisurely
• lingering
• languid
• laggard
• plodding
• measured
• dallying
• late
• pokey
• dilatory
• tardy
• poky
• dawdling
• dillydallying
• slowish
• poking
• ultraslow

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• slow
• dragging
• unhurried
• deliberate
• crawling
• sluggish
• leisurely
• lingering
• languid
• laggard
• plodding
• measured
• dallying
• late
• pokey
• dilatory
• tardy
• poky
• dawdling
• dillydallying
• slowish
• poking
• ultraslow

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hastened

2 of 2

verb

past tense of hasten

1

as in accelerated

to cause to move or proceed fast or faster

hasten the activation of yeast with heat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accelerated
• rushed
• hurried
• pushed
• urged
• quickened
• encouraged
• whisked
• spurred
• bundled
• facilitated
• drove
• aided
• fast-tracked
• propelled
• goaded
• raced
• stirred
• prodded
• sped (up)
• expedited
• speeded (up)
• dispatched
• eased

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hindered
• delayed
• decelerated
• hampered
• impeded
• slowed (down)
• retarded
• braked
• hobbled
• stopped
• restrained
• tied up
• encumbered
• interfered (with)
• fettered
• stayed
• checked
• shackled
• arrested
• stalled
• held back
• held up
• reined (in)
• trammelled
• stilled
• trammeled
• manacled

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• hindered
• delayed
• decelerated
• hampered
• impeded
• slowed (down)
• retarded
• braked
• hobbled
• stopped
• restrained
• tied up
• encumbered
• interfered (with)
• fettered
• stayed
• checked
• shackled
• arrested
• stalled
• held back
• held up
• reined (in)
• trammelled
• stilled
• trammeled
• manacled

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2

as in sped

to proceed or move quickly

the contractors hastened to complete the project before the deadline

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hurried
• sped
• rushed
• scurried
• raced
• trotted
• traveled
• drove
• speeded
• flew
• jumped
• chased
• travelled
• zipped
• scooted
• stepped
• darted
• buzzed
• run
• ran
• scuttled
• dashed
• hustled
• jogged
• bolted
• blew
• whirled
• blasted
• hied
• tore
• bustled
• blazed
• whisked
• hurtled
• bowled
• rammed
• ripped
• motored
• breezed
• hurled
• rustled
• careened
• rocketed
• zoomed
• galloped
• barreled
• nipped
• bundled
• coursed
• humped
• pelted
• shot
• jetted
• careered
• beat it
• highballed
• scampered
• cannonballed
• belted
• accelerated
• hared
• bombed
• flitted
• barrelled
• stampeded
• sprinted
• quickened
• scudded
• made tracks
• stepped on it
• shook a leg
• cracked (on)
• hotfooted (it)
• overtook
• scuffled
• streaked
• whizzed
• got a move on
• beetled
• outstripped
• outpaced
• stepped out
• outran
• caught up
• arrowed
• fast-forwarded
• beelined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crept
• dragged
• lingered
• crawled
• poked
• strolled
• lagged
• tarried
• sauntered
• loitered
• hung (around or out)
• ambled
• shuffled
• poked
• dawdled
• hanged (around or out)
• plodded
• dallied
• lumbered
• decelerated
• slowed (down or up)
• dillydallied

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• crept
• dragged
• lingered
• crawled
• poked
• strolled
• lagged
• tarried
• sauntered
• loitered
• hung (around or out)
• ambled
• shuffled
• poked
• dawdled
• hanged (around or out)
• plodded
• dallied
• lumbered
• decelerated
• slowed (down or up)
• dillydallied

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