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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Verb

Eun-sae, who has heard Tae-ha speaking Korean, speeds up on her motorbike to whisk Tae-ha away from danger.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
That could speed assistance but might reduce how much and how often FEMA helps.

— Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of speed

Verb

With France experiencing its driest year ever, a new fire raced through woodlands overnight in the Landes region on the southwest coast.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
On Wednesday afternoon, Alejandro Eder, the mayor of Cali, told reporters that rescue teams continue to find signs of people alive under the rubble and are racing to save them.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of race

Verb

Some critics worry the country is rushing to deploy risky and unnecessary new technology at a time when wind, solar and battery power are increasingly affordable and reliable.

— Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
And rather than rush to a decision during a pastoral transition, the church chose to set the conversation aside.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of rush

Verb

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll was on vacation when the mission began and hurried back to Washington as troops mobilized.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
That’s how Drake Maye ended his latest two-minute drill at Patriots training camp Monday, a meandering march that began around midfield and ended with Maye hurrying the offense to the 3-yard line with 10 seconds on the clock.

— Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of hurry

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When Aemond refuses to fight, Aegon conscripts him to fly to Tumbleton to deal with their uppity little brother.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Some more images show Kidman, Bullock, 62, King, 26, and Williams, 29, wearing flowing gowns while hooked onto wires, seemingly filming a scene that involves flying, in front of a blue screen.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of fly

Verb

For the next minute, the military-like fanfare travels from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, out across the airwaves of the world.

— Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
And with another Formula One weekend approaching, bringing precisely the international, high-spending and well-travelled customer this property was designed to attract, that decision looks to be a winner.

— Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of travel

Verb

Vaquer took out Rodriguez and Perez in the process before the trio scurried away.

— Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
While on camera in Los Angeles' Sherman Oaks neighborhood during a live broadcast, a cockroach scurried across Menitoff's blouse and chest before flying away.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 31 July 2026

Definition of scurry

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