Synonyms of raced

raced

verb

past tense of race

1

as in competed

to engage in a contest

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• competed
• contended
• fought
• battled
• vied
• rivaled
• rivalled
• played
• faced off
• challenged
• maneuvered
• engaged
• jockeyed
• wrought
• jostled
• went out
• trained
• worked
• tried out

2

as in sped

to proceed or move quickly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sped
• travelled
• trotted
• scurried
• traveled
• hurried
• drove
• flew
• rushed
• speeded
• chased
• jumped
• zipped
• ran
• run
• scooted
• buzzed
• darted
• stepped
• blew
• dashed
• bolted
• blasted
• scuttled
• tore
• hustled
• bowled
• jogged
• rammed
• zoomed
• ripped
• whirled
• breezed
• blazed
• motored
• hurled
• hurtled
• rocketed
• whisked
• careened
• hastened
• barreled
• careered
• bustled
• galloped
• rustled
• barrelled
• coursed
• nipped
• bundled
• humped
• pelted
• shot
• cracked (on)
• jetted
• hied
• belted
• bombed
• beat it
• sprinted
• hared
• cannonballed
• scampered
• flitted
• highballed
• stepped on it
• made tracks
• got a move on
• shook a leg
• scudded
• streaked
• hotfooted (it)
• whizzed
• stampeded
• scuffled
• accelerated
• overtook
• beetled
• outpaced
• quickened
• outran
• outstripped
• stepped out
• caught up
• arrowed
• beelined
• fast-forwarded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crept
• crawled
• dragged
• poked
• lingered
• lagged
• poked
• strolled
• hung (around or out)
• loitered
• sauntered
• shuffled
• hanged (around or out)
• ambled
• tarried
• dallied
• plodded
• dawdled
• lumbered
• slowed (down or up)
• decelerated
• dillydallied