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

Put more simply, QBI takes into account passes, rushes, scrambles, sacks, turnovers and anything else that happens when the football is in the quarterback’s hands. — Austin Mock, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

An already small venue has been reduced in size even further as the club rushes through expansion to reach the league minimum of 15,000 capacity by the spring. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Overcome with shock and grief, Edmund rushes outside to check on his mother, allowing Helene to escape just as the police arrive. — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Eddie George rushes for 216 yards, the second best opening-day NFL performance, in helping Tennessee past Oakland 24-21 in overtime. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

In the commercial, Good Good co-founder Garrett Clark rushes over to his golf bag and pushes over golfer Alexis Miestowski to keep her from grabbing the Quantum Driver. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026

Ashton Jeanty #2 of the Las Vegas Raiders rushes for a 1-yard touchdown during a preseason game against the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium on August 16, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

Offensive player of the week Senior running back Jamere French, an Ohio recruit, rushes for 260 yards and four touchdowns on 21 carries during Zion-Benton’s 61-12 nonconference win over North Chicago. — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Someone can develop primary amebic meningoencephalitis when water containing the amoeba rushes up the nose and reaches the brain. — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Noun

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

Taylor had 56 yards on 14 rushes and 31 yards on three catches, becoming only the second running back in program history to reach the 100-reception mark for his career. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

That same month, the National Park Service warned that the megafire had left parts of the North Rim more vulnerable to sudden, destructive rushes of water. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026

The dekes, the rushes, the pinpoint passing, the whisper-perfect one-time goals. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Johnson had the first two rushes with the second team, followed by one for Demercado, one for Jadyn Ott and another for Johnson. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026

The rushes come from footage shot by Lindsay Anderson, the British New Wave filmmaker. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 28 July 2026

Morris won’t have the same, stale approach as past 49ers’ pass rushes, meaning pressure must come from beyond the Wide-9 defensive ends. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 24 July 2026

As the record flips from the rushes of lust to crushing emotional collapse, the tone shifts. — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026