Synonyms of races

races 1 of 2

noun

plural of race

1

as in families

archaic a group of persons who come from the same ancestor

the last descendent of a race of kings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• families
• tribes
• clans
• houses
• people
• lineages
• folks
• blood
• households
• stocks
• dynasties
• descendants
• kins
• kindreds
• kinsfolk
• lines
• kinfolks
• nuclear families
• issues
• extended families
• offspring
• relatives
• broods
• progenies
• blended families
• seed
• scions
• kiths
• kinsmen
• clansmen
• kinswomen

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• origins
• births
• pedigrees
• extractions
• descents
• ancestries

2

as in nations

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

• nations
• nationalities
• ethnicities
• minorities
• families
• houses
• tribes
• clans
• folk
• kindreds

races

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of race

1

as in competes

to engage in a contest

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• competes
• contends
• fights
• battles
• rivals
• vies
• faces off
• challenges
• plays
• maneuvers
• jockeys
• engages
• tries out
• goes out
• trains
• works
• jostles

2

as in speeds

to proceed or move quickly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speeds
• travels
• trots
• drives
• flies
• chases
• rushes
• scurries
• zips
• jumps
• hurries
• runs
• buzzes
• bowls
• courses
• darts
• scoots
• dashes
• blows
• motors
• tears
• steps
• barrels
• jogs
• blasts
• careers
• scuttles
• zooms
• rams
• bolts
• hares
• belts
• jets
• hustles
• rips
• blazes
• shoots
• cracks (on)
• breezes
• whirls
• hurtles
• rockets
• gallops
• humps
• bombs
• bundles
• bustles
• whisks
• beats it
• hurls
• steps on it
• pelts
• rustles
• hies
• makes tracks
• hastens
• nips
• sprints
• careens
• highballs
• cannonballs
• hotfoots (it)
• shakes a leg
• gets a move on
• streaks
• beetles
• scampers
• flits
• stampedes
• accelerates
• whizzes
• overtakes
• scuffles
• steps out
• scuds
• outruns
• quickens
• outpaces
• outstrips
• arrows
• catches up
• beelines
• fast-forwards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lags
• crawls
• creeps
• drags
• pokes
• lingers
• hangs (around or out)
• strolls
• pokes
• loiters
• dawdles
• tarries
• shuffles
• dallies
• saunters
• slows (down or up)
• ambles
• plods
• dillydallies
• lumbers
• decelerates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of races

Noun

Well, one of the biggest things because one of them is also how many Republicans, especially in key races, actually show up in a place like Texas, in a place that the president is billing as so important for these next 60 days. — NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026

The startled deputy lets out a scream and races back toward his patrol vehicle. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Hicks’ rise in marathon racing (and road races) has been swift. — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

Ads about data centers run on the airwaves in states with key congressional races. — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

The convention program released by the RNC doesn't include candidates in other competitive Senate races, such as Iowa and Alaska. — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

Democrats have dispatched democratic socialist candidates in governors’ races. — Steven Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

General election focus Leading political forecasters have identified Masteron’s general election matchup with Holscher, a fellow state senator, as one of the closest gubernatorial races in the country this year. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2026

Trump’s role in the Texas midterms The president has vowed to campaign for Republicans — placing control of Congress on the outcome of nearly three dozen races, including the Texas Senate election. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026

Verb

In its breathless finale, Curry races through the mansion reconstructing every murder, flinging himself through doors and corridors while maintaining the verbal precision of a stage actor performing at double speed. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

Finn Gomez / Getty Images Kirkwood, who races for Andretti Global, started second but took the lead on the opening lap with a daring maneuver around the outside of pole-sitter and championship leader Alex Palou in front of the National Archives. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026

When Phoebe Hunt, a documentarian for Tempus Tours, discovers that a real estate heiress who didn’t return from a journey is actually a suspicious woman from Phoebe’s past, Phoebe races to stop history from being rewritten. — Monitor Reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026

Five big School Board races Despite Broward’s anemic turnout, the stakes are high for the county School Board on Tuesday. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

Many voters will also have Miami-Dade School Board races on their ballots. — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

While demographics and gerrymandering make many North Carolina House and Senate races non-events, a handful of races in the Charlotte area are expected to be close. — Mary Ramsey august 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026

Luna has issued a slew of endorsements this cycle, wading into competitive general elections, open-seat primaries, and even races pitting fellow Republicans against one another. — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026

One of the teams that races in Formula E, DS Penske, is part of Penske Media Corporation, which publishes Sportico. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2026