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

While the county races are officially nonpartisan and party affiliation won’t appear on the ballot, party registration will certainly be a factor in deep blue Orange. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026

With only two races until the Chase, what bubble drivers could make or break their Chase chances this weekend? — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

According to the Cook Political Report, six of the key battleground races have shifted out of Republicans’ favor since April. — NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026

His crew struggled often on stops earlier this season, losing 128 spots in the pits, but has been better with three top-five finishes in the past six races. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

The idea that Knightsbridge would even be under consideration for the 1¼-mile Classic would have been unthinkable until last month; his first 10 career races were all around one turn at either seven furlongs or a mile. — Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

The race, like all IndyCar races this season, will be on Fox. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026

The covers are shut for street races because the supercars create aerodynamic suction capable of lifting and dislodging manhole covers. — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Depending on how their seasons go, this game could factor into the SEC championship and CFP races. — Pj Green august 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2026

Verb

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

November races to watch With three months until election day, four swing districts in California, Washington and Arizona could play key roles. — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026