Synonyms of race

race 1 of 2

noun

1

as in ethnicity

dated a people having a common language, culture, and body of traditions

Winston Churchill's famous hope and prediction that World War II would be remembered by future generations as the finest hour of the Britannic race

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ethnicity
• nationality
• nation
• minority
• family
• house
• tribe
• clan
• folk
• kindred

2

as in family

archaic a group of persons who come from the same ancestor

the last descendent of a race of kings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• family
• tribe
• house
• clan
• folks
• lineage
• people
• blood
• stock
• household
• descendant
• kin
• dynasty
• line
• relative
• kindred
• nuclear family
• kinfolk
• extended family
• kinsfolk
• offspring
• issue
• progeny
• seed
• blended family
• brood
• scion
• kith
• kinsman
• clansman
• kinswoman

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• origin
• birth
• extraction
• descent
• ancestry
• pedigree

race

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to compete

to engage in a contest

just how many candidates are racing for the senatorial seat this year?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compete
• contend
• fight
• battle
• rival
• vie
• challenge
• play
• face off
• jockey
• maneuver
• engage
• try out
• go out
• work
• train
• jostle

2

as in to speed

to proceed or move quickly

was racing around trying to get everything done before her big trip to India

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speed
• travel
• hurry
• trot
• drive
• fly
• rush
• run
• chase
• scurry
• jump
• zip
• buzz
• course
• scoot
• blow
• dash
• blast
• dart
• motor
• career
• jog
• scuttle
• step
• bowl
• hare
• tear
• jet
• bolt
• shoot
• crack (on)
• ram
• rip
• breeze
• rocket
• blaze
• belt
• zoom
• hustle
• barrel
• hasten
• gallop
• hump
• hurl
• hurtle
• hie
• beat it
• bundle
• get a move on
• whirl
• bomb
• whisk
• pelt
• highball
• rustle
• sprint
• careen
• make tracks
• bustle
• nip
• step on it
• shake a leg
• cannonball
• hotfoot (it)
• streak
• accelerate
• overtake
• flit
• stampede
• scamper
• beetle
• outrun
• step out
• scuffle
• outpace
• catch up
• whiz
• quicken
• outstrip
• scud
• arrow
• fast-forward
• beeline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• creep
• drag
• crawl
• hang (around or out)
• lag
• poke
• linger
• dawdle
• tarry
• stroll
• poke
• loiter
• shuffle
• slow (down or up)
• saunter
• lumber
• amble
• decelerate
• plod
• dillydally
• dally

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of race

Noun

With less than two weeks before Election Day, the Pennsylvania governor's race has taken an artificial intelligence turn. — John Shumway, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

The track was best known for hosting the world’s richest quarter horse race, the All American Futurity, which awarded $3 million annually, with half going to the contest’s winner. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

Verb

Amazon-Globalstar is poised to become a rival to SpaceX’s Starlink Mobile and AST SpaceMobile, which have all been racing to develop satellite communication for cellular dead zones. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026

The crash sent emergency crews racing to the sports complex in northeast Wichita, where bystanders had already stepped forward to help the injured. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026