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

With Sandburg racing out to 7-1 and 8-3 leads in the third game, that came in handy. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Three people stranded high on a steep Northern California mountainside were rescued by helicopter Sunday after a distress call brought crews racing to their aid. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

With even higher tides expected in the coming days, residents are racing to keep the water out. — Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Anthropic needs to keep racing and needs the rest of the business world to keep up. — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

And candidates up and down the ballot are racing to convert the electorate’s fury and frustration into votes. — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Half the electricians told us demand from data centers is climbing, the exact buildings major tech companies are racing to put up. — Alok Chanani, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

The mix of shorter tracks (200m), shorter events (nothing longer than 3,000m), tighter curves and racing in spikes makes the injury risk too great. — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2026

While an ordinary walk might leave her mind racing toward work, looking for a particular color gave it something else to do, effectively putting all that other mental chatter on mute. — Angela Haupt, Time, 20 Oct. 2026