Synonyms of hurried

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adjective

ˈhər-ēd 

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

hurried

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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
• drove
• fast-tracked
• spurred
• facilitated
• raced
• propelled
• stirred
• goaded
• prodded
• aided
• expedited
• dispatched
• eased

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in sped

to proceed or move quickly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rushed
• sped
• scurried
• raced
• trotted
• traveled
• drove
• flew
• zipped
• jumped
• chased
• buzzed
• scooted
• darted
• stepped
• ran
• dashed
• blew
• scuttled
• hustled
• whirled
• hastened
• blasted
• bolted
• ripped
• tore
• rammed
• jogged
• bustled
• zoomed
• bowled
• rustled
• hurled
• whisked
• hurtled
• barreled
• breezed
• blazed
• hied
• bundled
• motored
• cracked (on)
• careened
• humped
• coursed
• galloped
• shot
• nipped
• careered
• rocketed
• pelted
• jetted
• beat it
• belted
• hared
• stepped on it
• bombed
• scampered
• cannonballed
• flitted
• highballed
• sprinted
• hotfooted (it)
• got a move on
• streaked
• made tracks
• stampeded
• whizzed
• shook a leg
• accelerated
• scudded
• 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
• sauntered
• tarried
• ambled
• dawdled
• plodded
• dallied
• slowed (down or up)
• lumbered
• decelerated
• dillydallied

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hurried

Adjective

Go in April, May, September, or October, when boat days are easier and the town feels less hurried. — Mikael Castro, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2026

Hours later, across the globe, after the Dodgers dispatched the San Diego Padres in a season-opening win – and after Mizuhara served as Ohtani’s interpreter in a hurried and rushed postgame media scrum – Hiltzik called ESPN again. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 28 July 2026

Verb

Razaullah, 21, is one of the three debutants hurried into the Pakistan side after seven of their players were sent home following the second Test defeat at Lord’s. — Paul Newman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Almost three hours passed before the alert finally ended, and the couple hurried back inside. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026