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How does the adjective hasty contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of hasty are expeditious, fast, fleet, quick, rapid, speedy, and swift. While all these words mean "moving, proceeding, or acting with celerity," hasty suggests hurry and precipitousness and often connotes carelessness.

a hasty inspection

When is expeditious a more appropriate choice than hasty?

The words expeditious and hasty can be used in similar contexts, but expeditious suggests efficiency together with rapidity of accomplishment.

the expeditious handling of an order

How are the words fast and rapid related as synonyms of hasty?

Both fast and rapid are very close in meaning, but fast applies particularly to the thing that moves.

fast horses

When could fleet be used to replace hasty?

In some situations, the words fleet and hasty are roughly equivalent. However, fleet adds the implication of lightness and nimbleness.

fleet runners

When would quick be a good substitute for hasty?

Although the words quick and hasty have much in common, quick suggests promptness and the taking of little time.

a quick wit

When can rapid be used instead of hasty?

The synonyms rapid and hasty are sometimes interchangeable, but rapid applies to the movement itself, rather than to the thing that moves.

rapid current

When is it sensible to use speedy instead of hasty?

While in some cases nearly identical to hasty, speedy implies quickness of successful accomplishment and may also suggest unusual velocity.

speedy delivery of mail

Where would swift be a reasonable alternative to hasty?

While the synonyms swift and hasty are close in meaning, swift suggests great rapidity coupled with ease of movement.

returned the ball with one swift stroke

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of hasty Weiss and his allies were outvoted 4-3 by those wanting a hasty, truncated search. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025 Some of those pages have been restored, with a Pentagon official telling NPR that the military's review of images, stories and social media posts has been too hasty in some respects. Bill Chappell, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025 That could keep markets on edge and monthly returns in the red, but advisers caution savers and investors against making hasty moves out of fear. J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2025 The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict. Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hasty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hasty
Adjective
  • This comes as the Trump administration has faced growing criticisms for its hurried proceedings to remove as many noncitizens from the country as quickly as possible.
    Alana Wise, NPR, 26 Apr. 2025
  • In Alentejo, food is meant to be shared, and time at the table is never hurried, and this is a central element of the experience at São Lourenço do Barrocal.
    Monica Mendal, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The organization urged community members to report immigration enforcement to the Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice’s rapid response hotline at (909) 361-4588.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
  • These bases are considered critical for Israel's rapid response capabilities and national defense.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Ivanka posted a video and pictures to her social media platforms on Monday following the celebration, during which Theo and Barkley had a quick game of catch while running around the area.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • After launching a quick break, Thuram played an intelligent backheel from the middle of the box into the path of Martinez, who finished with the outside of his boot, in what was a real contender for goal of the competition.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Research shows that suicide tends to be a fairly impulsive act during short-term crises.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Research shows that those who score higher in emotional intelligence are less impulsive and better able to persist through difficult tasks.
    Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Jack and Kate’s problems are more subtle and slow to emerge than the other pairs’; with brisk, half-hour episodes, this sometimes manifests in their tensions being spelled out rather than shown.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 1 May 2025
  • Challenge yourself to make the transitions as smooth as possible, picking up the pace toward the end of your walk to seamlessly progress into the run, then dialing it back over the last few seconds of your run to ease back into a brisk walk.
    Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Wesley Watson, 84, was killed in a three-car crash near a fast food restaurant in Concord, a little before 6 p.m. on Aug. 18, 2022.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Public charging: two networks are (much) better than one Public fast charging is a sore subject in the non-Tesla world.
    Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Symptoms of the viral infection include high fever, cough, runny nose, red or watery eyes, and rash, according to the CDC.
    Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Shingles can cause years of severe pain in some people who contract the virus and even blindness if the shingles rash appears on the face.
    Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The truth is no one should be surprised by the swift start.
    Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Trump's March executive order overhauling how U.S. elections are run prompted swift lawsuits from the League of United Latin American Citizens, the League of Women Voters Education Fund, the Democratic National Committee and others, who called it unconstitutional.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Apr. 2025

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“Hasty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hasty. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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