overhasty

adjective

ˌō-vər-ˈhā-stē How to pronounce overhasty (audio)
Definition of overhastynext
as in hurried
acting or done with excessive or careless speed an overhasty reading of the recipe resulted in the omission of a critical ingredient

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhasty
  1. hurried
  2. hasty
  3. impulsive
  4. rushed
  5. rash
  6. reckless
  7. precipitous
  8. sudden
Adjective
  • 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
  • That hurried buildup led to an enormous industrial overhang, and, in California’s San Francisco Bay and elsewhere, a sad legacy of polluted and abandoned waterfront.
    — Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of hurried
Adjective
  • Now that the finish line is in sight, don’t be hasty and ruin all your hard work.
    — Dominic Cadogan, Glamour, 13 July 2026
  • The scenario reminded Attardo of the hasty replacement of Joe Biden during the 2024 election campaign.
    — Kimberlee Kruesi, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
Definition of hasty
Adjective
  • But Magdalen’s temporary embodiment of her sister’s demure, obedient nature does not temper her impulsive, dramatic tendencies—only the development of an empathetic, analytical intelligence can do that.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
  • This matters because Arraez seems like the kind of player who could get a GM or president of baseball operations to do something impulsive.
    — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of impulsive
Adjective
  • The teen’s family has said this was a rushed judgment that did not involve a thorough enough investigation.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
  • The rushed and botched release of Apple Intelligence made clear that Apple's AI strategy wasn't fully fleshed out.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz,Zev Fima, CNBC, 10 July 2026
Definition of rushed
Adjective
  • Typhus symptoms develop one to two weeks after a person becomes infected, and can include fever, headache, body aches, chills, rash, nausea and vomiting.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • Most recently, the meme-stock mania during the Covid-19 pandemic led many unwitting investors to make rash financial decisions.
    — David Capablanca, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of rash
Adjective
  • The defending champions managed to hold Spain to a draw in the regulation 90 minutes, which ended with combative midfielder Enzo Fernandez being sent off after a reckless challenge in injury time.
    — Mark Hodge, NBC news, 20 July 2026
  • That context is what separates responsible flexibility from reckless convenience.
    — Anand Solanki, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of reckless
Adjective
  • On July 10, the Red Cross, America’s Blood Centers and the Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies issued a joint statement calling for blood donors, noting supplies were already falling to precipitous levels.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • Stemming the precipitous decline in reading is not a next-generation issue.
    — Jen Benka, Time, 14 July 2026
Definition of precipitous
Adjective
  • All of a sudden, Ned seems to regain his memories of Peter just as the film ends.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 July 2026
  • Conversely, a significant number of patients who experience sudden cardiac death likely did not have that abnormal measurement.
    — Paul Hsieh, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of sudden
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“Overhasty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhasty. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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