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overhasty

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Synonyms & Antonyms of overhasty

acting or done with excessive or careless speed

an overhasty reading of the recipe resulted in the omission of a critical ingredient

Synonyms for overhasty

cursory,
drive-by,
flying,
gadarene,
hasty,
headlong,
helter-skelter,
hurried,
pell-mell,
precipitate,
precipitous,
rash,
rushed

Words Related to overhasty

breakneck,
breathtaking

headstrong,
heady,
hotheaded,
impatient,
impetuous,
impulsive,
madcap,
reckless,
unadvised

quick,
rapid,
speedy,
swift

horseback,
impromptu,
makeshift,
offhand,
offhanded,
off-the-cuff,
rush,
slapdash,
snap,
spontaneous,
spur-of-the-moment

abrupt,
sudden

Near Antonyms for overhasty

calculated,
calculating,
measured

circumspect,
foresighted,
forethoughtful

drawn-out,
extended,
long-term,
prolonged

faltering,
hesitant,
hesitating,
tentative

dallying,
dawdling,
laggard,
leisurely,
poky
(or pokey),
shilly-shallying,
slow

Antonyms for overhasty

deliberate,
unhurried,
unrushed

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“Overhasty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhasty. Accessed 24 Jan. 2022.

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The first known use of overhasty was in the 15th century

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