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hastily

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of hastily

1 with excessive or careless speed
  • the hastily put together report contained a lot of errors
Synonyms of hastily

cursorily, headlong, hotfoot, hurriedly, pell-mell, precipitately, precipitously, rashly
Words Related to hastily

headfirst, headily, hotheadedly, impatiently, impetuously, impulsively, recklessly, thoughtlessly

automatically, glancingly, haphazardly

impromptu, spontaneously

abruptly, suddenly

offhand, offhandedly
Phrases Synonymous with hastily

on the spur of the moment
Near Antonyms of hastily

calculatingly, circumspectly, designedly

falteringly, haltingly, hesitantly, hesitatingly, tentatively

leisurely, slowly
Antonyms of hastily

deliberately, studiedly
2 with great speed
  • the congresswoman hastily made her way towards the waiting elevator
Synonyms of hastily

apace, briskly, chop-chop, double-quick, fast, fleetly, full tilt, hell-for-leather, hot, lickety-split, posthaste, presto, pronto, quick, quickly, rapidly, snappily, soon, speedily, swift, swiftly
Words Related to hastily

immediately, promptly, readily

impetuously, impulsively, rashly, recklessly

abruptly, suddenly

energetically, vigorously
Phrases Synonymous with hastily

a mile a minute, at full throttle, at full tilt, by leaps and bounds, in a hurry, in short order, like a shot, like gangbusters, like wildfire
Near Antonyms of hastily

laggardly, lingeringly, ploddingly, sluggishly

deliberately, leisurely

belatedly, delinquently, tardily
Antonyms of hastily

slow, slowly

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  1. Dictionary: Definition of hastily Britannica English: Translation of hastily for Arabic speakers

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