HASTINESS Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

hastiness

noun

Definition of hastiness

as in hustle

excited and often showy or disorderly speed several council members objected to the hastiness with which the proposal was brought to a vote

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Recent Examples of hastiness The hastiness helps to explain why the administration’s defenses of the order varied so exotically. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026 Besides, just as the cruelty is the point of everything this administration does so, too, is the hastiness. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026

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Noun

And residents think of it as just another part of island life — a minor inconvenience for small-town community charm, breathtaking views and a break from the hustle of much of the rest of Southern California.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
The usual hustle and bustle of Amalfi becomes peaceful at the hotel.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of hustle

Noun

The doc skips in disappointing haste over head-turning early films The Grim Reaper and Before the Revolution, and the potent 1970 telemovie The Spider’s Stratagem.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Thieves broke into a museum devoted to the work of Pierre-Auguste Renoir in the South of France early this morning, making off with four paintings by the French Impressionist before dropping two in the garden in their haste to escape.

— News Desk, Artforum, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of haste

Noun

Many of the details emerged in a rush shortly after the passengers, most of them Israeli, landed back home to cheers and waving flags.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Keeping three cars together through Cleveland’s rush-hour construction and the darkness of upstate New York caused enough anxiety.

— Robert Duffer, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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