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

The president right now is minus 45 among independents, and so in these races that are going to be very close, those independents are going to make the difference. — ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Those donations are a fraction of the funds typically raised in the countywide races. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

To them, as well as many of the other riders mentioned, including 1984 Olympic champion Alexi Grewal, these were just a couple of races — an obligation. — Tom Campbell, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

The Independent Center also said 43 congressional races were decided by 5% or less, also possibly determined by independent voters. — Terry Collins, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026

Her 85 Beyer speed figure that day remains her career best in four races. — Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Here’s which primary races to pay the most attention to on Tuesday. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026

Wheelie contests, one-on-one races and freestyle trick events filled the air with engine revs and track dirt as the drivers precariously balanced, drifted and jumped the 10,000 pound vehicles. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026

Verb

Now almost synonymous, Singer races multiple cars up the hillclimb each year at Goodwood, while showing new models on a stand nearby. — Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

In the 2025 novel, symbologist Robert Langdon races against ancient forces and time to rescue a missing scientist and her groundbreaking manuscript whose discoveries have the power to forever change humanity’s understanding of the mind. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 31 July 2026

For about an hour, the vehicle soared in space halfway around the world in a vital test mission coming as SpaceX races to have Starship ready for NASA's upcoming moon landing missions. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 27 July 2026

During Braves games, The Freeze races a fan along the warning track in the outfield. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026

Time will tell whether the taxpayer and international backlash grow as the president races to rebuild his tariff wall ahead of November’s midterm elections. — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2026

Yet, just like summer, peach season always races past too fast. — Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 21 July 2026

What makes the Drama races different is that Apple TV series have struggled much more to find its bearings here. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 15 July 2026

Tyler’s soaring anthem soundtracks the memorable sequence in which Ren races a tractor through a field — a scene that remains one of the movie’s most iconic. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026