Synonyms of rushed

rushed 1 of 2

adjective

as in hurried

acting or done with excessive or careless speed

a rushed job with a number of errors

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

rushed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of rush

1

as in accelerated

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

• accelerated
• pushed
• hurried
• urged
• hastened
• encouraged
• bundled
• whisked
• quickened
• sped (up)
• drove
• fast-tracked
• raced
• spurred
• facilitated
• propelled
• stirred
• prodded
• goaded
• aided
• dispatched
• expedited
• eased

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slowed (down)
• delayed
• retarded
• restrained
• hampered
• hindered
• impeded
• hobbled
• stopped
• tied up
• decelerated
• encumbered
• interfered (with)
• held back
• braked
• checked
• shackled
• stayed
• held up
• arrested
• fettered
• stalled
• reined (in)
• stilled
• manacled
• trammeled

2

as in poured

to flow out in great quantities or with force

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• poured
• streamed
• rolled
• gushed
• squirted
• splashed
• spurted
• spewed
• ran
• swooshed
• spouted
• flooded
• washed
• flushed
• jetted
• issued
• surged
• swelled
• overwhelmed
• cascaded
• sloshed
• drowned
• swamped
• engulfed
• inundated
• deluged
• overflowed
• submerged
• plashed
• sluiced
• fountained
• submersed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dropped
• trickled
• dripped
• sprinkled
• dribbled
• wept
• strained
• bled
• leaked
• seeped
• spattered
• oozed
• exuded
• percolated

3

as in sped

to proceed or move quickly

rushing is a good way to slip and fall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hurried
• sped
• scurried
• raced
• trotted
• flew
• traveled
• drove
• jumped
• zipped
• chased
• buzzed
• ran
• stepped
• scooted
• darted
• blew
• dashed
• blasted
• scuttled
• ripped
• hustled
• bolted
• rammed
• tore
• whirled
• hastened
• bowled
• zoomed
• hurled
• jogged
• whisked
• hurtled
• bustled
• rustled
• breezed
• bundled
• barreled
• blazed
• rocketed
• careened
• cracked (on)
• shot
• motored
• hied
• pelted
• nipped
• humped
• coursed
• galloped
• careered
• jetted
• beat it
• bombed
• belted
• stepped on it
• cannonballed
• highballed
• hared
• scampered
• flitted
• sprinted
• made tracks
• hotfooted (it)
• got a move on
• shook a leg
• stampeded
• streaked
• scuffled
• whizzed
• accelerated
• scudded
• overtook
• quickened
• stepped out
• beetled
• outpaced
• outstripped
• outran
• caught up
• arrowed
• beelined
• fast-forwarded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dragged
• crept
• crawled
• poked
• lingered
• lagged
• hung (around or out)
• poked
• loitered
• strolled
• shuffled
• sauntered
• ambled
• tarried
• dawdled
• dallied
• plodded
• lumbered
• slowed (down or up)
• decelerated
• dillydallied

4

as in attacked

to take sudden, violent action against

one goat suddenly rushed the other and knocked it down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacked
• stormed
• assaulted
• raided
• struck
• charged
• ambushed
• swarmed
• robbed
• assailed
• invaded
• set at
• turned (on)
• set on
• descended (on or upon)
• jumped (on)
• went in (on)
• beset
• set upon
• bushwhacked
• trashed
• went at
• rounded on
• flew at
• surprised
• pounced (on or upon)
• tore into
• mobbed
• pitched into
• sicced
• sacked
• lit into
• waylaid
• besieged
• flanked
• bombed
• blitzed
• bombarded
• beat up on
• mugged
• ravaged
• bum-rushed
• plundered
• harried
• buffeted
• barraged
• battered
• cannonaded
• ganged up (on)
• looted
• nuked
• beleaguered
• ambuscaded
• enveloped
• pillaged
• plastered
• pressed
• cannoned
• overran
• banged away (at)
• forayed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• secured
• covered
• protected
• defended
• guarded
• shielded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rushed

Adjective

The rushed and botched release of Apple Intelligence made clear that Apple's AI strategy wasn't fully fleshed out. — Kevin Stankiewicz,zev Fima, CNBC, 10 July 2026

That said, if conversations feel rushed, defensive or unusually loaded, don’t hesitate to take a step back and catch your breath. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

Instead, Mahan and his wealthy Silicon Valley backers talked themselves into a rushed and premature campaign that was never remotely competitive. — Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026

As immigration officers arrested her six weeks ago, through tears and a rushed goodbye, Maria de Jesus Estrada Juarez had a request for her daughter. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026

Little emphasized the need to ease property taxes in a letter accompanying his signature but criticized Moyle’s approach as rushed and overly complex. — Mark Dee march 25, Idaho Statesman, 25 Mar. 2026

May 21 – June 20 Steady, thoughtful sentences are your friend — skip the rushed word vomit! — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2026

Gemini May 21 – June 20 Steady, thoughtful sentences are your friend — skip the rushed word vomit! — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2026

The national bill – passed on the final day of parliament last year – was criticized at the time as a rushed piece of legislation conceived to win votes before the 2025 election. — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025

Verb

Members of the community rushed to support the toddler’s family after his death, Atlanta News First reported at the time. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

Water rushed in through the openings, and the ship foundered so quickly that most of the 500 men onboard were lost. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026

The roundtrip from Barcelona strings together Mallorca, Menorca and a French Catalan port in a compact loop that feels relaxed rather than rushed, keeping the small-ship intimacy front and center. — David Dickstein, Oc Register, 15 July 2026

Journalists who just a year or two before had reported on the collapse in the grim tones of an undertaker now rushed to write a happy story. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

When a loud crash disrupted his morning on July 16, 2024, the man rushed towards the source in his bedroom. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 July 2026

The opposite of super polished and precious baking content, Baber’s rushed, comedic voiceovers make baking sweets feel like a chaotic adventure. — Leslie Horn Peterson, Time, 14 July 2026

Just two weeks after his 12-year-old daughter, Indiana, underwent open-heart surgery, Feek said she was rushed to a hospital and airlifted by helicopter after a sudden health scare left him and wife Rebecca fearing the worst. — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026

Because none of this can be rushed, buying a company that already has one of these advantages is often more efficient than building it from scratch. — Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026