Synonyms of racing

racing 1 of 2

adjective

as in running

Related Words

• running
• rushing
• flying
• speeding
• fleet
• lightning
• rapid
• bolting
• speedy
• swift
• rocketing
• breathless
• whirlwind
• breakneck
• hasty
• whirling
• hurrying
• warp-speed
• scudding
• meteoric
• brisk
• careering
• zipping
• barreling
• dizzy
• scooting
• whisking
• scurrying
• expeditious
• ready
• fast
• accelerated
• quick
• prompt
• snappy
• quickened
• rushed
• hastened
• hurried

Dissimilar Words

• dragging
• creeping
• leisurely
• lagging
• slow
• crawling
• sluggish
• dilatory
• unhurried
• tardy
• languid
• laggard
• poky
• deliberate
• dillydallying
• poking
• dawdling
• dallying
• snaillike
• measured
• snail-paced
• lethargic
• lounging
• inactive
• inert
• loafing

racing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of race

1

as in competing

to engage in a contest

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• competing
• contending
• fighting
• battling
• vying
• rivaling
• playing
• facing off
• challenging
• maneuvering
• engaging
• jockeying
• training
• working
• jostling
• trying out
• going out

2

as in driving

to proceed or move quickly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• driving
• speeding
• flying
• traveling
• trotting
• rushing
• hurrying
• scurrying
• chasing
• running
• jumping
• zipping
• buzzing
• darting
• scooting
• blowing
• dashing
• bowling
• stepping
• blasting
• motoring
• zooming
• shooting
• bolting
• jogging
• ramming
• scuttling
• tearing
• ripping
• hustling
• whirling
• blazing
• coursing
• hurling
• barreling
• breezing
• careening
• careering
• hurtling
• bustling
• galloping
• jetting
• rocketing
• humping
• whisking
• haring
• hastening
• rustling
• cracking (on)
• nipping
• bundling
• pelting
• bombing
• cannonballing
• belting
• highballing
• beating it
• sprinting
• hying
• getting a move on
• flitting
• making tracks
• stepping on it
• scudding
• accelerating
• shaking a leg
• hotfooting (it)
• scampering
• whizzing
• streaking
• scuffling
• stampeding
• overtaking
• outrunning
• beetling
• quickening
• stepping out
• outpacing
• outstripping
• catching up
• arrowing
• beelining
• fast-forwarding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• creeping
• crawling
• dragging
• poking
• lingering
• hanging (around or out)
• lagging
• poking
• dawdling
• strolling
• shuffling
• loitering
• sauntering
• plodding
• ambling
• dallying
• lumbering
• dillydallying
• slowing (down or up)
• decelerating
• tarrying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of racing

Adjective

Throngs turned out to see legendary horses like Seabiscuit, Man o’ War and Secretariat, who were well-known even to non-racing fans. — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026

In his long non-racing career, there have been a few mishaps. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026

This non-racing fan, however, found the film most interesting with Sonny exploiting the rules to eke out tiny advantages or Kate redesigning to squeeze out an extra tenth of a second. — Michael Ordoña, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 June 2025

Verb

Tech companies are racing to develop and train elder care robots to handle tasks ranging from giving massages to playing chess. — Huiyee Chiew and Lyric Li The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026

As the rapid development of artificial intelligence sparks renewed debate about its risks, the United States and China keep racing to build increasingly powerful models. — Chan Ho-Him, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

From racing robot to ocean sensor The crossing is ultimately a demonstration of endurance rather than speed. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026

Everyone will be racing to the table to grab a second–er, third–helping of these smoky gems. — Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2026

Cayard will be racing on a Swan 50 alongside Leonardo Ferragamo, part of the Ferragamo fashion empire. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

First released in arcades in 1999, the game puts players behind the wheel of a fearless cabbie racing the clock through chaotic city streets — flying off ramps, dodging traffic, and chasing tips with punk-rock energy. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026

But that’s harder to pull off when companies have so much money to spend and are racing to build out infrastructure. — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

In the weeks before a premiere at a fall film festival, most directors are racing the clock to finish a final edit or praying to their respective higher powers. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026