OVERHASTY Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

overhasty

adjective

ˌō-vər-ˈhā-stē

Definition of overhasty

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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Adjective

Homemade enchiladas might sound like a laborious weekend project, but with a few clever tricks, this version made with black beans and pumpkin can be whipped up on even the most hurried of work nights.

— Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026
Dooley emphasized the preliminary nature of the ruling and the hurried nature of the litigation preceding it in a short, 12-page decision.

— Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of hurried

Adjective

Some Faculty Senate members warned that a hasty no-confidence vote would do little to address the underlying problems.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Pentecostal parents Ruth and Marius were accused of domestic violence, with worldwide protests criticizing what dissenters called harsh and hasty steps taken by Norwegian social workers without proper evidence.

— Tomris Laffly, Time, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of hasty

Adjective

But last Christmas, the designer went out on an impulsive—and what would prove to be fateful—run through Paris along the Seine, the city’s famous central waterway.

— Max Berlinger, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2026
In many instances Rama approaches difficult situations with restraint and adherence to dharma (righteous conduct), whereas Lakshmana is expressive, impulsive, quick to anger, and distrustful.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of impulsive

Adjective

Critics, including Commissioners Christine King and Damian Pardo, call it a rushed effort that could be paid for with existing tax dollars without asking voters for more.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of rushed

Adjective

That’s the kind of rash move the franchise has largely avoided for the past couple of decades.

— Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
Amid the turmoil of mass student protests in the streets of Belgrade, two young people are bonded by a rash act of rebellion, despite their outwardly incompatible ideologies.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of rash

Adjective

As per the synopsis, that changes when her reckless nephew impulsively rescues a baby gorilla from the window of a London department store and, ignoring her protests, leaves her no option but to take him in.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
California’s new Yankee masters were men of industry, which also sometimes looked like reckless plunder.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of reckless

Adjective

Social media is blamed for raising a generation of self-promoting narcissists and fuelling a precipitous decline in attention spans and intellectual engagement.

— Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Unfortunately, the Huskies took a precipitous fall when Coach Edsall high tailed it out of Connecticut for Maryland.

— Eric Womack, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of precipitous

Adjective

Lucy leaves their countryside home with Johnny immediately, going straight to her mother’s house ( Catherine Deneuve plays mom), but avoids telling her, or anyone else, the specifics of this sudden separation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
All of a sudden, the war took on a more present form, unsettling a kingdom unused to conflicts playing out on home turf.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

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