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

Before a player becomes aware of a tennis ball hurtling across the court, light reflected from its surface has to be detected by their eyes’ retinas, converted into electrical signals, then transmitted along the optic nerves to the brain. — Michelle Spear, Scientific American, 11 July 2026

Every so often, a lone car or pickup would come barreling down the highway, hurtle past the protesters and vanish. — Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 30 June 2026

The boat capsized, and the 14 passengers were hurtled into the bay. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026

The park’s first new coaster in 15 years is a family-friendly attraction that launches guests into an interstellar LEGO adventure to intercept a dangerous object hurtling through space. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026