Synonyms of hurried

hurried 1 of 2

adjective

as in rushed

acting or done with excessive or careless speed

hurried shoppers who grab the wrong items

ate a hurried meal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rushed
• hasty
• impulsive
• sudden
• headlong
• cursory
• rash
• reckless
• overhasty
• precipitous
• quick
• makeshift
• rapid
• flying
• drive-by
• precipitate
• swift
• spontaneous
• abrupt
• pell-mell
• helter-skelter
• rush
• impatient
• gadarene
• impetuous
• impromptu
• breathtaking
• unadvised
• speedy
• madcap
• hotheaded
• breakneck
• slapdash
• snap
• headstrong
• spur-of-the-moment
• heady
• horseback
• offhand
• off-the-cuff
• offhanded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deliberate
• unhurried
• unrushed
• calculated
• measured
• circumspect
• calculating
• prolonged
• extended
• foresighted
• hesitant
• tentative
• slow
• long-term
• leisurely
• faltering
• hesitating
• forethoughtful
• drawn-out
• laggard
• pokey
• poky
• dallying
• dawdling
• shilly-shallying

hurried

2 of 2

verb

past tense of hurry

1

as in accelerated

to cause to move or proceed fast or faster

the new nurses were hurried through the orientation program because they were so desperately needed on the ward

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rushed
• accelerated
• pushed
• urged
• hastened
• encouraged
• quickened
• sped (up)
• bundled
• whisked
• speeded (up)
• drove
• fast-tracked
• spurred
• raced
• facilitated
• propelled
• stirred
• goaded
• prodded
• aided
• expedited
• dispatched
• eased

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slowed (down)
• delayed
• retarded
• restrained
• hampered
• braked
• impeded
• hindered
• hobbled
• stopped
• decelerated
• encumbered
• tied up
• interfered (with)
• shackled
• checked
• fettered
• held back
• stayed
• held up
• arrested
• stalled
• reined (in)
• stilled
• trammelled
• manacled
• trammeled

2

as in scurried

to proceed or move quickly

if we hurry, we'll make the four o'clock train

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rushed
• scurried
• sped
• speeded
• raced
• trotted
• travelled
• traveled
• drove
• flew
• zipped
• jumped
• chased
• buzzed
• scooted
• darted
• stepped
• run
• ran
• dashed
• blew
• hustled
• scuttled
• hastened
• whirled
• blasted
• bolted
• ripped
• bustled
• tore
• jogged
• rammed
• zoomed
• bowled
• rustled
• hurled
• hurtled
• whisked
• breezed
• barreled
• hied
• blazed
• bundled
• motored
• barrelled
• careened
• humped
• cracked (on)
• coursed
• nipped
• careered
• galloped
• shot
• rocketed
• pelted
• jetted
• beat it
• belted
• hared
• stepped on it
• bombed
• scampered
• cannonballed
• flitted
• highballed
• sprinted
• hotfooted (it)
• got a move on
• made tracks
• streaked
• stampeded
• whizzed
• shook a leg
• scudded
• accelerated
• scuffled
• quickened
• overtook
• beetled
• stepped out
• outstripped
• outpaced
• outran
• caught up
• arrowed
• beelined
• fast-forwarded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crept
• crawled
• dragged
• lingered
• poked
• lagged
• hung (around or out)
• loitered
• strolled
• poked
• shuffled
• hanged (around or out)
• sauntered
• tarried
• ambled
• dawdled
• plodded
• dallied
• slowed (down or up)
• lumbered
• decelerated
• dillydallied