Synonyms of rushes

rushes 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of rush

1

as in accelerates

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

• accelerates
• pushes
• hurries
• urges
• hastens
• encourages
• speeds (up)
• quickens
• whisks
• bundles
• drives
• facilitates
• fast-tracks
• races
• propels
• stirs
• spurs
• goads
• prods
• aids
• expedites
• dispatches
• eases

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brakes
• slows (down)
• decelerates
• retards
• hinders
• restrains
• interferes (with)
• impedes
• stops
• hampers
• delays
• hobbles
• reins (in)
• encumbers
• stays
• holds back
• checks
• arrests
• holds up
• stalls
• ties up
• stills
• fetters
• shackles
• trammels
• manacles

2

as in pours

to flow out in great quantities or with force

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pours
• streams
• gushes
• rolls
• squirts
• spurts
• splashes
• runs
• spews
• jets
• spouts
• washes
• flushes
• swooshes
• surges
• floods
• swells
• sloshes
• drowns
• cascades
• issues
• engulfs
• overwhelms
• submerges
• inundates
• overflows
• swamps
• sluices
• plashes
• deluges
• fountains
• submerses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drops
• trickles
• dribbles
• drips
• leaks
• weeps
• seeps
• sprinkles
• bleeds
• percolates
• oozes
• exudes
• strains
• spatters

3

as in hurries

to proceed or move quickly

rushing is a good way to slip and fall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hurries
• scurries
• trots
• speeds
• travels
• drives
• races
• flies
• chases
• jumps
• zips
• runs
• buzzes
• blows
• scoots
• scuttles
• tears
• rips
• darts
• dashes
• blasts
• steps
• shoots
• whirls
• zooms
• bowls
• jogs
• rams
• hustles
• hurls
• hastens
• rustles
• barrels
• hurtles
• whisks
• blazes
• bustles
• hies
• bolts
• careens
• cracks (on)
• breezes
• jets
• courses
• gallops
• motors
• bundles
• careers
• nips
• belts
• humps
• hares
• pelts
• beats it
• rockets
• steps on it
• bombs
• makes tracks
• scampers
• flits
• highballs
• cannonballs
• hotfoots (it)
• gets a move on
• shakes a leg
• accelerates
• sprints
• whizzes
• stampedes
• overtakes
• streaks
• outruns
• scuds
• beetles
• quickens
• scuffles
• outpaces
• outstrips
• steps out
• arrows
• beelines
• catches up
• fast-forwards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawls
• drags
• creeps
• pokes
• lingers
• lags
• hangs (around or out)
• pokes
• dawdles
• loiters
• strolls
• saunters
• shuffles
• ambles
• tarries
• dallies
• plods
• lumbers
• slows (down or up)
• decelerates
• dillydallies

4

as in attacks

to take sudden, violent action against

one goat suddenly rushed the other and knocked it down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacks
• assaults
• raids
• storms
• strikes
• robs
• ambushes
• invades
• assails
• turns (on)
• charges
• descends (on or upon)
• jumps (on)
• besets
• trashes
• sets at
• sets upon
• goes in (on)
• sets on
• tears into
• swarms
• rounds on
• flies at
• pitches into
• bushwhacks
• pounces (on or upon)
• goes at
• beats up on
• sics
• waylays
• lights into
• sacks
• surprises
• besieges
• bombards
• bombs
• plunders
• blitzes
• mobs
• flanks
• harries
• ravages
• gangs up (on)
• barrages
• loots
• pillages
• bum-rushes
• envelops
• forays
• presses
• nukes
• cannons
• ambuscades
• mugs
• batters
• overruns
• buffets
• cannonades
• plasters
• beleaguers
• bangs away (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protects
• covers
• defends
• shields
• secures
• guards

rushes

2 of 2

noun

plural of rush

1

as in assaults

the act or action of setting upon with force or violence

the regiment recaptured the hill with a single rush

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacks
• assaults
• raids
• strikes
• attempts
• onslaughts
• offensives
• offenses
• aggressions
• blitzes
• bombardments
• ambushes
• counterattacks
• charges
• onsets
• blitzkriegs
• coups de main
• barrages
• invasions
• incursions
• descents
• bombings
• sacks
• ambuscades
• sallies
• forays
• counteroffensives
• pillages
• sorties
• air raids
• sieges
• ravages
• breakthroughs
• counterstrikes
• envelopments
• volleys
• hails
• counterassaults
• counteraggressions
• storms
• fusillades
• cannonades
• salvos
• whammies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defenses
• guards
• shields
• oppositions
• resistances
• defensives
• securities
• shelters
• protections

2

as in kicks

a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kicks
• thrills
• boots
• bangs
• frissons
• wallops
• charges
• titillations
• jollies
• exhilarations
• jolts
• enjoyments
• lifts
• shocks
• buzzes
• surprises
• pleasures
• highs
• intoxications
• delights
• joys
• electrifications
• entertainments
• treats
• arousals
• amusements
• diversions
• delectations
• fun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rushes

Verb

Bengals running back Corey Dillon rushes for an NFL single-game record 278 yards in a 31-21 victory over the Denver Broncos. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Defensive coordinator Corey Batoon dialed up more blitzes and two-high safety coverages in the second half, switching from a first-half strategy that was full of single-high and some three-man rushes. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026

Offensive player of the week Senior quarterback Ethan Gialo rushes for 207 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries during Lakes’ 31-14 Northern Lake County Conference win over Round Lake. — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026

By Saturday, high temperatures will plummet down to the low 80s and upper 70s degrees or lower across a majority of the Central Valley as a breeze rushes in and fall finally says hello. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026

As the industry rushes to try to understand how to capitalize on that momentum, Parsons is already looking ahead. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026

Walker had four explosive rushes in the game, including a 60-yard touchdown. — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Now, there will be plenty of moments this year when Cris talks out of his ass and everyone rushes to social media to call him an idiot. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

As Alice arrives, the team starts to make jokes about her until Gemma, of all people, rushes to her defense. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026

Noun

North Crowley just toyed with the running game with 20 rushes for 114 yards, but the Panthers were dominant through the air. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2026

Godspower Nwawuihe finished with 12 rushes for 135 yards and a score. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Entering the bye, ESPN ranked him tied for first (with the Giants’ Abdul Carter) in pass rush win rate, at 36%, crediting him with 20 wins on 55 pass rushes. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Kyle Monangai has 60 rushes this season and is the primary option outside of Swift. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Chuba Hubbard led the ground game with 28 rushes for 120 yards and touchdown. — Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026

Don’t look for a repeat performance against a Seahawks defense that ranks seventh in PPG on planned rushes and has posted some of the best rush defense metrics in my plus/minus rush grading system this year. — Kc Joyner, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026

What's working Murray, who was forced out of his debut with Minnesota in the first quarter because of a concussion resulting from a hit to the head at the end of a scramble, finally got his ground game going with 10 rushes for 51 yards. — CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

The Tigers ended the third quarter with a 76-yard touchdown drive that included 12 consecutive rushes. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026