HIGHBALL Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

highball

verb

Definition of highball

as in to speed

to proceed or move quickly trying to make up for lost time, the train just highballed through the station without stopping

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The bulk of the original tale — Lara’s encounter with her sea witch aunt Grace, her emergence into the world of humans, her romance with a dashing prince — is sped through in the show’s first 15 minutes.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
The American Hiking Society emphasizes that a simple plan left with a friend can dramatically speed up rescue response if something goes wrong.

— Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Definition of speed

Verb

Put simply, a lack of depth, whether from rushing into action or insufficient preparation, leads to disappointing results.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Rather than rushing or pressing, the Washington Nationals’ shortstop waits patiently for the right pitch to punish.

— Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 26 July 2026

Definition of rush

Verb

Just bearing witness to the marketing for all these murder-mysteries is enough to make any discerning viewer desperate for Hollywood to hurry up and start chasing the next trend already.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 July 2026
Wilson arced a left-footed pass into the perfect space for the Italian, whose shot was hurried and saved by Arthur Okonkwo.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 July 2026

Definition of hurry

Verb

The bright light attracts massive swarms of flying insects, chased by birds, which unwittingly get instantly vaporized mid-air by the invisible, high-temperature beams.

— Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
But this didn’t last long with the flying McLarens behind him.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 26 July 2026

Definition of fly

Verb

Those cancerous cells travel from one mollusk to the next through seawater, drawn in when a healthy animal filters its food.

— John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Investigators determined that the driver of the 18-wheeler was attempting to turn left out of a store parking lot onto Avenue E as a motorcycle traveling eastbound was coming around a curve in the road, police said.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 July 2026

Definition of travel

Verb

The building appears to be still in the framing stage with workers making adjustments to the concrete pylons as cars zip past.

— Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
In peak summer heat, you may be tempted to have your furry friends tag along on road trips, runs to local waterways or just to zip through a drive-thru.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026

Definition of zip

Verb

That’s when someone from the crew scurried onstage, presumably to take away the microphones and set the stage for the next act.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
Set on a stage at the very highest level of the stands, that similarly crowded performance looked like a Grammys medley on video but must have resembled ants scurrying around a screensaver to much of the in-person audience.

— Judy Berman, Time, 19 July 2026

Definition of scurry

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