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

While robot dogs feel like old news now, setting them the challenge of racing up more than 3,000 uneven stone steps on the side of a mountain is more than just to show off what machines with legs can do. — New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026

Teacher tried to stop shooter before father arrived As Giamanco was racing toward the building, a teacher inside the school confronted the shooter in an effort to stop his progress. — Martha Bellisle, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Mazda and racing partnerships OpenAI is testing its models with industry partners to evaluate their usefulness in real engineering environments. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026

The new benchmark comes at a time when OpenAI faces fierce competition from Meta, Anthropic and Google — all of which are racing to develop AI agents that can handle real-world tasks. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026

Haas had already announced that Ocon was not rejoining the team in 2027, opting instead for F1 driver Rafael Camara, who will probably race for the team in Brazil, as Hirakawa will be racing his Toyota that weekend. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026

Elections may be bad for your heart Did Daniel’s story about the stakes of tomorrow’s election get your heart racing? — Amanda Erickson, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026

Antron Brown, racing toward the win most drivers want, at Indy. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026

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