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

For decades, ecologists assumed that species were largely competing with one another in that race. — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

Former Morehouse College President John Silvanus Wilson remembers the 1976 race well. — Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Verb

Abbott is now racing to put standards on data centers in his state, as Democratic challenger Gina Hinojosa rips him for his initial support of the facilities. — Ashley Capoot,garrett Downs, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026

Hyperscalers, cloud providers, and AI companies racing to build the power-hungry facilities needed to train and run their systems now face a collision that is increasingly visible in state capitals and local planning meetings. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026