HOTFOOTED (IT) Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

hotfooted (it)

verb

past tense of hotfoot (it)

as in hurried

to proceed or move quickly you'd better hotfoot it to the bus stop if you're going to catch the bus

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Under umbrellas, people hurried home after work, some stopping momentarily to look at the now-vacant space that had recently been home to many.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2026
Carolina could be without three starters protecting Bryce Young, whom the Packers hurried 22 times, hit nine times and sacked six times in Week 8.

— Sam Jane, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of hurried

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In the fourth quarter, the Chiefs were up eleven points, and Jackson raced along the right edge and into the end zone, clinching the last leg of the parlay.

— New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
As emergency crews raced to the scene, callers struggled to understand what had happened, and some described what sounded like an explosion.

— Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of raced

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The Off Campus duo, Emma Watson, Hunter Schafer, Chase Infiniti, and Tyriq Withers, who all scurried off together to continue the already-memorable night elsewhere.

— Kelsey Stewart, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2026
Daniels also could have scurried to his feet and spiked the ball because there were seven seconds remaining when he was tackled.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of scurried

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The grooms did a grand sparkler exit and sped off on Nolan’s 1973 BMW R75/5 with cans tied to the back.

— Shelby Wax, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2026
The shadows of derelict city vehicles flickered against the distant back wall as the light operator sped up, frantically searching for partying concertgoers.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of sped

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Back-to-back disasters — the Caldor Fire in 2021 and cold snaps in April 2022 — drove wine producers, who often sign multiyear contracts, to seek grapes elsewhere.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Witnesses told police that a Silver Kia drove head-on into a white Volkswagen Jetta and then into a semi-truck.

— Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of drove

Verb

Mahomes threw 31 passes Sunday, and only one of them traveled at least 20 yards downfield.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2026
After leaving boarding school at 18, Barron traveled the world working with pearls in Japan, Australia, the Philippines, and Tahiti.

— Jill Newman, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2026

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