Synonyms of hurtled

hurtled

verb

past tense of hurtle

1

as in sped

to proceed or move quickly

the probe hurtled through space to its destination: Jupiter

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in threw

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

• threw
• hurled
• tossed
• flung
• slung
• fired
• launched
• heaved
• catapulted
• pegged
• dashed
• darted
• cast
• lobbed
• chucked
• pitched
• pelted
• bowled
• lofted
• flipped
• let fly
• propelled
• rolled
• passed
• gunned
• precipitated
• thrust
• ejected
• hooked
• projected
• impelled
• shot
• rifled
• bucked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hurtled

Nathaniel Philbrick weaves this complex story into a seamless and compelling narrative of the ways that this unexpected discovery transformed America at the same time that the country hurtled toward the Civil War. — Monitor Reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026

But danger remained as waves crashed into beachfront homes in Long Beach, large rocks and mud hurtled down a mountain onto a highway south of Palm Desert, and flood water submerged the parking lot of a casino on the Las Vegas Strip. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Once Wilde had hurtled past the old record, things got a bit more difficult. — Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026

After a passenger grabbed the copilot and pulled him out, and others grappled with the man to subdue him, Schlichter said that one of the traveling pilots practically hurtled the scrum to enter the cockpit and seize the controls. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

In the early hours of the morning, Air Force One hurtled across the Pacific Ocean toward Anchorage. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 20 Aug. 2026

But as Michael Orczyk, who hurtled down the hill in a Conestoga wagon, pointed out, that's part of what draws people in. — Deena Prichep, NPR, 18 Aug. 2026

The meteorite hurtled over the east coast before crash-landing in a house in Hillsborough, New Jersey where the homeowner found it, reeking of sulfur. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 15 July 2026

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