RACED Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words

raced

verb

past tense of race

as in competed

to engage in a contest just how many candidates are racing for the senatorial seat this year?

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as in sped

to proceed or move quickly was racing around trying to get everything done before her big trip to India

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Recent Examples of raced In New York City, Special Agents Tom Armas and John Buckley -- who were at the New York Field Office at 7 World Trade Center for the annual UN General Assembly briefing -- raced into the North Tower. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 The disclosure is expected to give the public a better understanding of how the city responded following the collapse of the World Trade Center as officials raced to restabilize Lower Manhattan and reopen the area. — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026 Bichette raced home from third on catcher Joe Mack's throwing error. — CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 Bell raced with a cast for several weeks, including on the road course at Sonoma Raceway. — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026 Shortly after leaving Boston, American Airlines Flight 11 to Los Angeles banked south near Albany and raced down the Hudson River Valley. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026 By noon, thousands have died, including a two-year-old girl flying to Disneyland, an eighty-five-year-old man travelling to his son’s wedding, and more than four hundred of the first responders who raced to the Twin Towers. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026 Cleeland then rolled out and hit Pickett, who raced in the final 5 yards as UCD crushed the hopes of the Vikings for the second time in recent years. — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Jac Caglianone followed with a single of his own as Witt raced to third base. — Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026

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Verb

For most of modern business history, organizations competed on information.

— Nick Leighton, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Brooks originally competed on season 33 in 2024 and was partnered with Gleb Savchenko.

— Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of competed

Verb

In June 2021, a camera helped locate a murderer, Joseph Jean, 56, who sped off after stabbing a 38-year-old woman on a sidewalk in Fort Lauderdale, the agency said.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
The research was slow at first, but more recent advances in technology — including artificial intelligence — have sped things up.

— Pien Huang, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of sped

Verb

Prosecutors also contended Alvarez was still an active member of the 18th Street gang.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
This increase in work, the jury contended, was directly tied to Skains’ decision to file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which determined Skains had the right to sue over the discrimination.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of contended

Verb

With his team up a touchdown midway through the first quarter, Jalen Brewster trotted back out to the field.

— McClain Baxley for the AJC, AJC.com, 11 Sep. 2026
In photos shared by both Hamilton Township Animal Shelter and Height of Hope, Nyla trotted along a red carpet and out the door of the shelter.

— Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of trotted

Verb

On a late October night in 2018, Andrew Luck drove home after a miserable Sunday afternoon.

— Doug Haller, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Listed as co-defendants are Josh Marshall and Robert Morgenroth, Burke’s managers; their company, Mogul Vision; and Burke’s live-in security guard, who the suit alleges drove him to pick up Celeste from her parents’ home in 2024.

— Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of drove

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Running back Kenneth Walker rushed up the middle only to find a wall, then kicked the run outside to the left and dashed up the sideline for a 60-yard touchdown.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
Carter slid inside and Thibodeaux rushed from the edge on third-and-5 late in the first half.

— Dan Duggan, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026