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

When the aorta bursts, blood rushes through the tear, which often leads to sudden death. — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 13 July 2026

Blood rushes through the tear, causing the inner and middle layers of the aorta to split; normal blood flow throughout the body may slow or stop. — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026

Blood rushes through the tear and causes the layers of the aortic wall to separate, which can disrupt blood flow to vital organs or lead to a fatal rupture if not treated immediately. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026

The 22-year-old was long considered ill-suited for grass, given how the surface dulls the athletic foundation of her game and rushes her forehand. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 9 July 2026

In particular, consumers should avoid peak sunset and dinner rushes for nonperishable goods. — Christopher S. Tang, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

Advertisement Magnolia, a Miami real-estate agent, rushes to take shelter when gunfire strafes the air outside a mall restaurant. — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026

Taylor Swift rushes the field to give Travis Kelce a big kiss after his win. — Alicia Brunker, InStyle, 3 July 2026

The tourism tide rushes in A year earlier, in 1959, Walt Disney opened the Submarine Voyage at Disneyland. — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

Noun

The pitch is not that London has never seen healthy food for busy people before, but that the smoothie—a category often caught between gym slop and shopping-centre sugar rushes—could be made credible. — Lela London, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

With help from Bomb (McBride) and Chuck (Gad), Red tackles everything from diaper changes to sugar rushes. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026

The real test will come when regular customers use it during real drive-thru rushes. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026

Digital filmmaking was widely adapted due to the instant availability of daily rushes. — Shirl Leigh june 15, New Atlas, 15 June 2026

Buffet and Self-serve Drink Stations Buffet areas are one of the busiest places on board, especially during the breakfast and lunch rushes. — Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026

Will Bucky Irving get benched and only see 25% of the rushes this year? — Jake Ciely, New York Times, 9 June 2026

Sometimes Pat wants to get his rushes outside with his matchup. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026

White, a fourth-round pick in 2022, played in six games for the Raiders last season and had 12 rushes for 32 yards and four receptions for 24 yards. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026