as in hurriedly
with excessive or careless speed
lowered his plane hotfoot onto a pasture when the engine started to sputter
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotfoot
Adverb
-
His eyes strained to decipher the hurriedly ornate calligraphy, which often bled to the other side of the sheet, making the documents even harder to read.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026 -
Multiple bilateral meetings aimed at finding a solution to the increasingly fraught war of words are being hurriedly arranged.—
Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
19 Jan. 2026
Adverb
-
The proliferation of novel cognitive frameworks through social media, as well as the election of corrupt and lawless people to high office, has intimidated the old elites into hastily reevaluating what is appropriate.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
-
Some cautioned European leaders to avoid reacting hastily to Trump’s tariff threat.—
Kevin Breuninger,Luke Fountain,
CNBC,
17 Jan. 2026
Adverb
-
At today's prices, gold investing isn't something retirees can afford to treat casually or impulsively.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
-
And then impulsively ordered the dates off their food menu.—
Lucia Cheng,
Des Moines Register,
28 Jan. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Hotfoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotfoot. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
