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

Bangladesh has been racing to halt the outbreak's spread since March, when more than 100 children died in less than a month. — Julhas Alam, Arkansas Online, 10 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

Their experience will bring first-hand insight into the specific demands of training, racing and running after hours of effort, helping inform Salomon’s approach to the sport, the company noted. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

The technology is racing ahead of regulation, Fan said, making Chinese judges ill-equipped to deal with the deluge of cases involving individual face protections and digital infringement. — Ling Wei, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

These findings laid the foundation for the development of new sleep drugs that biotech companies are racing to bring to market in their bid to capture a $5 billion market. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 10 Sep. 2026

America is racing to rebuild its domestic manufacturing core, starting right on the laboratory floor. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

The core experience for me is being in the car, just having a good time, feeling the downforce, feeling the Gs, hearing the sound, and racing the car on a track. — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026

Interoception shifts focus away from racing thoughts and back into physical sensations. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026