Synonyms of hurtle

hurtle

verb

ˈhər-tᵊl 

1

as in to scurry

to proceed or move quickly

the probe hurtled through space to its destination: Jupiter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scurry
• rush
• speed
• hurry
• race
• fly
• jump
• drive
• travel
• trot
• chase
• zip
• run
• blow
• scoot
• dart
• scuttle
• buzz
• step
• blast
• tear
• dash
• rip
• hurl
• careen
• whirl
• hasten
• ram
• breeze
• jog
• zoom
• rocket
• bolt
• shoot
• hump
• course
• blaze
• jet
• hustle
• career
• hare
• bowl
• motor
• crack (on)
• gallop
• rustle
• pelt
• whisk
• barrel
• belt
• nip
• beat it
• bundle
• hie
• highball
• bustle
• get a move on
• bomb
• cannonball
• flit
• scamper
• step on it
• make tracks
• accelerate
• hotfoot (it)
• shake a leg
• sprint
• stampede
• streak
• whiz
• overtake
• beetle
• outrun
• outstrip
• quicken
• scud
• scuffle
• step out
• outpace
• catch up
• arrow
• fast-forward
• beeline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• creep
• crawl
• drag
• poke
• linger
• hang (around or out)
• lag
• dawdle
• poke
• loiter
• tarry
• amble
• stroll
• saunter
• plod
• shuffle
• decelerate
• slow (down or up)
• lumber
• dillydally
• dally

2

as in to throw

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm

competitors taking turns hurtling their javelins down the field

Synonyms & Similar Words

• throw
• hurl
• toss
• fling
• fire
• sling
• heave
• launch
• chuck
• catapult
• cast
• let fly
• dart
• dash
• lob
• pitch
• pelt
• peg
• flip
• thrust
• gun
• bowl
• loft
• propel
• pass
• roll
• precipitate
• impel
• eject
• hook
• shoot
• rifle
• project
• buck

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hurtle

For a child bursting with energy, few things are more fun than hurtling through a bouncy castle, launching into the air, and ping-ponging between every surface. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

South Florida motorists routinely saw police officers hurtling along highways at extraordinary speeds without lights, sirens or any apparent emergency. — Sally Kestin, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

How does this man, biting into a sandwich to demonstrate how humans eat, feel about his photo hurtling through the cosmos for eternity? — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

The streetcar hurtled down the hill before coming off the rails on a bend and smashing into a building, leaving the wooden cabin a crumpled wreck. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026