haste

Synonym Chooser

How does the noun haste contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of haste are dispatch, expedition, hurry, and speed. While all these words mean "quickness in movement or action," haste applies to personal action and implies urgency and precipitancy and often rashness.

marry in haste

How are the words expedition and dispatch related as synonyms of haste?

Expedition and dispatch both imply speed and efficiency in handling affairs but expedition stresses ease or efficiency of performance and dispatch stresses promptness in concluding matters.

the case came to trial with expedition
paid bills with dispatch

When could hurry be used to replace haste?

The words hurry and haste are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, hurry often has a strong suggestion of agitated bustle or confusion.

in the hurry of departure she forgot her toothbrush

When can speed be used instead of haste?

The words speed and haste can be used in similar contexts, but speed suggests swift efficiency in movement or action.

exercises to increase your reading speed

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of haste Other characters are less-well served by the haste needed to get to Rogue One within the span of a dozen episodes. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025 There was no blood, but the violence had rhythm, like a theater of fear. Inside the intake room, a sea of trustees descended on the men with electric shavers, stripping heads of hair with haste. Philip Holsinger, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025 By using its emergency docket to leap to the Administration’s defense, the Court acted with unseemly haste and engaged in overt cherry-picking. Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 29 May 2025 Why did Jennifer, who’d waited years for Mr. Perfect, suddenly move with such haste? Lizz Schumer, People.com, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for haste
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haste
Noun
  • In effect, platform engineering principles are all about streamlining and standardizing the development, deployment and management of applications to improve productivity, reduce operational overheads, shorten application cycle times and accelerate speed to market.
    Steve Millidge, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • The Eight of Wands shows speed, momentum, and unexpected progress entering your life.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Despite her small stature of 5ft 3in (1.61m), the full-back holds her own, harries and hustles with defensive intelligence, but progresses the ball up the pitch, too.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 30 June 2025
  • Perhaps this generation will give us all permission to step away from the chaotic hustle and focus more on our health.
    Colleen Batchelder, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • On Sunday, the velocity on his four-seam fastball was down 1 mph.
    Will Sammon, New York Times, 29 June 2025
  • Each role has been shaped by intense velocity, evolving technology, and relentless expectations.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • These scam websites, filled with phishing traps, malware and fake products, were created in the past two months, just in time for the Prime Day rush.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
  • In sport’s rush to innovate, digital ventures haven’t always paid off.
    Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • All three sectors know that as the Trump administration considers further policy, and as the administration’s trade talks with China progress, things could change in a hurry.
    Ethan Karp, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • Being an important man Tommy was always in a hurry.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Elsewhere, Barry’s expected to drop 3 to 6 inches of precipitation.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 29 June 2025
  • Showers and possibly a thunderstorm are expected mainly between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., with a chance of precipitation continuing into the evening.
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2025

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“Haste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haste. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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