MOTORED Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

motored

verb

past tense of motor

as in raced

to proceed or move quickly effortlessly motored past the other runners for a first-place finish

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as in drove

to travel by a motorized vehicle motoring along the highway at the speed limit

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Recent Examples of motored Walls motored easily into third. —

Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 Over the Moon motored from Homewood Marina, a docking facility on the lake’s west shore below the ski hill of the same name, cruising south across a then calm lake to picturesque Emerald Bay. —

Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026 Brian said that his wife fell overboard from their eight-foot dinghy while the couple motored back to their yacht, Soulmate, off the coast of Elbow Cay around dusk. —

Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026 Of the last four Formula 1 races in Miami Gardens, two Miami Grands Prix and two F1 Sprints, McLaren’s motored to four wins, including three consecutive 1-2 finishes. —

David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026 Big boats from the German Federal Coast Guard then motored by in an attempt to dislodge the whale with its wake. —

Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026 Rahm motored along, and so did his Legion XIII team, which won for the first time this year. —

ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026 The Route 66 Car Museum takes you on a century-long trip through automotive history; its collection of more than 75 classic cars includes the kind of models that motored down the Mother Road in its heyday. —

Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 12 Apr. 2026 With water temperatures in the low 60’s and only four hours left to fish, Bennett and Shad motored over to a new spot on the west end of the lake where the water was shallower. —

Kubie Brown, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2026

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These two great rivals never raced each other again.

— Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
After exchanging blows, the youngster raced on to a Djokovic drop shot before exquisitely returning with a faint backhand of his own, leaving his opponent with his hands on his knees in disbelief.

— Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 29 May 2026