Synonyms of rush

rush 1 of 3

verb

1

as in to accelerate

to cause to move or proceed fast or faster

I wouldn't make so many mistakes if you'd stop rushing me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accelerate
• hurry
• push
• urge
• hasten
• encourage
• speed (up)
• quicken
• fast-track
• whisk
• drive
• facilitate
• bundle
• race
• spur
• stir
• propel
• expedite
• aid
• prod
• dispatch
• goad
• ease

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brake
• slow (down)
• retard
• delay
• decelerate
• restrain
• impede
• hinder
• interfere (with)
• stop
• hamper
• tie up
• hold back
• check
• stay
• hold up
• hobble
• encumber
• rein (in)
• arrest
• stall
• still
• shackle
• trammel
• fetter
• manacle

2

as in to pour

to flow out in great quantities or with force

in the spring the stream's rushing waters make crossing treacherous

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pour
• stream
• gush
• spurt
• roll
• jet
• splash
• squirt
• run
• spew
• flood
• wash
• spout
• flush
• surge
• swoosh
• issue
• cascade
• swell
• drown
• overwhelm
• inundate
• engulf
• overflow
• slosh
• submerge
• swamp
• deluge
• fountain
• sluice
• plash
• submerse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drop
• trickle
• drip
• sprinkle
• dribble
• bleed
• weep
• leak
• seep
• strain
• ooze
• percolate
• exude
• spatter

3

as in to hurry

to proceed or move quickly

rushing is a good way to slip and fall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hurry
• scurry
• speed
• race
• travel
• drive
• jump
• fly
• trot
• chase
• zip
• run
• buzz
• blow
• scoot
• step
• scuttle
• dart
• blast
• dash
• rip
• tear
• hasten
• hustle
• shoot
• whirl
• jog
• breeze
• ram
• bolt
• career
• bowl
• hurl
• zoom
• blaze
• hurtle
• course
• jet
• crack (on)
• motor
• rustle
• rocket
• bustle
• nip
• hare
• hie
• bundle
• gallop
• hump
• whisk
• beat it
• barrel
• step on it
• careen
• belt
• pelt
• get a move on
• highball
• bomb
• make tracks
• hotfoot (it)
• scamper
• shake a leg
• cannonball
• flit
• accelerate
• stampede
• sprint
• streak
• overtake
• quicken
• whiz
• outrun
• step out
• scuffle
• beetle
• catch up
• outpace
• outstrip
• scud
• fast-forward
• arrow
• beeline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• creep
• crawl
• drag
• linger
• poke
• hang (around or out)
• dawdle
• lag
• tarry
• poke
• loiter
• stroll
• shuffle
• amble
• saunter
• slow (down or up)
• lumber
• plod
• decelerate
• dillydally
• dally

4

as in to attack

to take sudden, violent action against

one goat suddenly rushed the other and knocked it down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attack
• assault
• raid
• storm
• strike
• ambush
• charge
• rob
• set at
• turn (on)
• set on
• set upon
• invade
• descend (on or upon)
• assail
• swarm
• jump (on)
• fly at
• beset
• pounce (on or upon)
• tear into
• go in (on)
• bushwhack
• round on
• sic
• trash
• pitch into
• beat up on
• surprise
• sack
• mob
• blitz
• go at
• waylay
• light into
• barrage
• bomb
• bum-rush
• flank
• besiege
• bombard
• plunder
• ravage
• loot
• nuke
• gang up (on)
• pillage
• foray
• overrun
• mug
• buffet
• cannon
• ambuscade
• envelop
• batter
• harry
• press
• plaster
• bang away (at)
• cannonade
• beleaguer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protect
• secure
• defend
• cover
• guard
• shield

rush

2 of 3

noun

1

as in hustle

excited and often showy or disorderly speed

what's the reason for all this rush?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hustle
• hurry
• scramble
• haste
• precipitation
• hastiness
• speed
• scurry
• precipitousness
• bustle
• scuttle
• stampede
• stir
• dash
• beeline
• flutter
• flurry
• quickness
• velocity
• expedition
• rapidity
• impulsiveness
• impulsivity
• swiftness
• whirl
• dispatch
• impetuosity
• rashness
• promptness
• celerity
• impetuousness
• promptitude
• speediness
• hotheadedness
• fleetness
• rapidness
• expeditiousness
• fastness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deliberation
• slowness
• deliberateness
• procrastination
• lateness
• lethargy
• inertia
• sluggishness
• inaction
• dilatoriness
• languor
• torpor
• pokiness
• inactivity
• dormancy
• inertness
• quiescence
• leisureliness

2

as in attack

the act or action of setting upon with force or violence

the regiment recaptured the hill with a single rush

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attack
• assault
• raid
• onslaught
• attempt
• strike
• offensive
• offense
• aggression
• blitz
• bombardment
• onset
• blitzkrieg
• charge
• counterattack
• ambush
• invasion
• coup de main
• barrage
• descent
• incursion
• bombing
• breakthrough
• siege
• foray
• sack
• ambuscade
• sortie
• pillage
• counteroffensive
• envelopment
• sally
• air raid
• volley
• storm
• counteraggression
• counterassault
• hail
• counterstrike
• ravage
• flanking
• fusillade
• salvo
• cannonade
• whammy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defense
• guard
• opposition
• resistance
• shield
• protection
• security
• defensive
• shelter

3

as in thrill

a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings

riding my motorcycle over these winding roads is always an adrenaline-pumping rush

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thrill
• kick
• exhilaration
• bang
• boot
• charge
• frisson
• titillation
• wallop
• enjoyment
• jollies
• shock
• jolt
• high
• joy
• surprise
• pleasure
• buzz
• intoxication
• arousal
• lift
• delight
• electrification
• entertainment
• diversion
• treat
• fun
• amusement
• delectation

rush

3 of 3

adjective

as in spontaneous

Related Words

• spontaneous
• rapid
• snap
• impromptu
• swift
• spur-of-the-moment
• makeshift
• slapdash
• sudden
• speedy
• horseback
• offhand
• quick
• rushed
• impatient
• off-the-cuff
• impetuous
• offhanded
• abrupt
• hurried
• reckless
• impulsive
• heady
• madcap
• headlong
• hasty
• unadvised
• hotheaded
• breathtaking
• cursory
• rash
• headstrong
• precipitate
• breakneck
• overhasty
• drive-by
• precipitous
• flying
• pell-mell
• helter-skelter
• gadarene

Dissimilar Words

• deliberate
• unhurried
• calculated
• prolonged
• calculating
• measured
• circumspect
• unrushed
• hesitant
• extended
• long-term
• slow
• tentative
• foresighted
• hesitating
• leisurely
• faltering
• forethoughtful
• drawn-out
• laggard
• dallying
• poky
• dawdling
• shilly-shallying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rush

Verb

In Panama City, about 125 miles from the earthquake’s epicentral area, residents rushed from high-rise buildings when the ground began shaking Friday. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

Republicans in Georgia and Mississippi did not rush them through, and a gaggle of lawmakers got in the way in South Carolina, in a stand that had a whiff of Indiana’s, but with less drama and fewer headlines. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026

Noun

The back end looks weaker than ever, with Rielly slowing down and still failing to close gaps on the rush. — James Mirtle, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Transportation officials warned that customers may experience delays, particularly during weekday evening rush periods, as a result. — Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Adjective

Filmmakers still build production timelines around submission deadlines, rush unfinished cuts, hold back material that could build an audience — all to be among thousands of submissions competing for a handful of slots that may or may not generate a meaningful outcome. — Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 8 May 2026

The Patriots rank seventh in offensive EPA and sixth defensively, while accounting for their most obvious flaws (30th in rush EPA). — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025