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

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

At 6-3, 255 pounds, Howell was one of several top pass rushers in the draft who was dinged for arm length but is already impressing with varied rushes through the first two weeks. — Pj Green september 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026

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

Freshman Marshall Faulk of San Diego State rushes for an NCAA record 386 yards and scores seven touchdowns in his second collegiate game. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

The warm stretch comes to a close Friday, and this weekend temperatures will even dip into below-average territory across much of the region as lower pressure air rushes in. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 11 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

Then the sound, a relentless crackling thunder, rushes toward you, louder and louder. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026

Noun

By halftime, the star running back had racked up 14 rushes for 62 yards and a trio of catches for another 19. — Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026

Carr's streak of 12 games with a passing touchdown ended, with the Fighting Irish (3-0) scoring all three TDs on short rushes. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

Proctor already has nine rushes for 118 yards this season, while Modrzewski hasn’t been afraid to keep the ball, either, running eight times for 79 yards and a touchdown. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 15 Sep. 2026

The Chiefs finished dead last in the NFL with 362 yards deriving from explosive rushes last season. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

Barkley’s rushes of 20-plus yards fell from 17 in the 2024 regular season to four last season, and his yards before contact dropped from 912 to 381. — Zach Berman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

La’Derrick Perkins was the star of the Thomasville victory with 197 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns on five rushes and four receptions. — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 10 Sep. 2026

The industrial space is chock-full of eight-foot bolts of rushes (the flexible lengths of plants woven into baskets), harvested just once annually in Somerset, and garlands using offcuts of the material lining the windows. — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

Ryan Christianson finished with 151 yards rushing and one touchdown in 31 rushes. — Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026