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

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

Known for bringing luxury fashion into the Formula 1 paddock, Hamilton has built a reputation beyond racing through partnerships including his role as a Dior ambassador and guest designer. — Nethumi Kannangara, Sportico.com, 15 July 2026

Industries and critical infrastructure are racing to catch up with new AI models with increasingly advanced abilities that can find and exploit (but also defend against) cybersecurity vulnerabilities. — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

And companies are racing to embed AI into toys, nurseries, classrooms, and eventually robots that live alongside families. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 July 2026

Firefighters and first responders are racing to get visitors and nearby residents to safety as at least 17 wildfires rage through a Minnesota forest. — Alexandra Fine, ABC News, 14 July 2026

Ken Smith, who owns a mini-mart in the area, told KTLA News that the driver of the black BMW SUV was racing with a Tesla before the deadly crash occurred. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

While technology companies are racing to build new data centers, lawmakers and regulators in dozens of states are weighing measures to limit their effect on electricity grids, utility bills and local communities. — Jasper Ward, USA Today, 14 July 2026

And the companies developing these technologies are racing ahead of the rules as they’re being written. — Dana Suskind, Time, 14 July 2026

The chain final drive utilizes a 530 DRZ chain, the same as the one used on the Screamin’ Eagle/Vance and Hines Pro Stock Bike racing motorcycle. — New Atlas, 13 July 2026