Synonyms of rushing

rushing 1 of 2

adjective

as in rapid

Related Words

• rapid
• running
• hurrying
• swift
• speeding
• lightning
• hasty
• racing
• flying
• speedy
• bolting
• whirlwind
• rocketing
• breathless
• scurrying
• fleet
• warp-speed
• barreling
• whirling
• brisk
• zipping
• meteoric
• ready
• careering
• quick
• dizzy
• breakneck
• expeditious
• prompt
• rushed
• scudding
• whisking
• scooting
• fast
• hurried
• accelerated
• hastened
• snappy
• quickened

Dissimilar Words

• creeping
• dragging
• slow
• crawling
• leisurely
• lagging
• sluggish
• tardy
• dilatory
• unhurried
• languid
• laggard
• deliberate
• poky
• dawdling
• poking
• dillydallying
• dallying
• measured
• snail-paced
• snaillike
• lethargic
• lounging
• inactive
• inert
• loafing

rushing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of rush

1

as in accelerating

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

• accelerating
• pushing
• hurrying
• urging
• hastening
• encouraging
• quickening
• bundling
• whisking
• speeding (up)
• driving
• fast-tracking
• facilitating
• racing
• spurring
• propelling
• stirring
• prodding
• aiding
• expediting
• goading
• dispatching
• easing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• braking
• slowing (down)
• retarding
• decelerating
• delaying
• restraining
• impeding
• hindering
• interfering (with)
• hampering
• checking
• stopping
• hobbling
• holding back
• staying
• encumbering
• tying up
• holding up
• stalling
• arresting
• reining (in)
• stilling
• shackling
• fettering
• manacling
• trammeling

2

as in pouring

to flow out in great quantities or with force

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pouring
• streaming
• rolling
• gushing
• splashing
• spurting
• spewing
• squirting
• spouting
• running
• jetting
• swooshing
• washing
• flooding
• issuing
• flushing
• surging
• cascading
• drowning
• sloshing
• swelling
• inundating
• overflowing
• swamping
• sluicing
• submerging
• engulfing
• overwhelming
• plashing
• deluging
• fountaining
• submersing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dropping
• dripping
• trickling
• dribbling
• bleeding
• sprinkling
• straining
• leaking
• weeping
• seeping
• oozing
• percolating
• spattering
• exuding

3

as in hurrying

to proceed or move quickly

rushing is a good way to slip and fall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hurrying
• scurrying
• speeding
• traveling
• racing
• flying
• driving
• trotting
• zipping
• jumping
• chasing
• running
• buzzing
• darting
• blowing
• stepping
• scooting
• dashing
• blasting
• scuttling
• tearing
• ripping
• whirling
• bolting
• zooming
• ramming
• hustling
• barreling
• blazing
• hastening
• shooting
• bowling
• hurtling
• rustling
• hurling
• jogging
• careering
• breezing
• careening
• rocketing
• bustling
• whisking
• bundling
• haring
• coursing
• motoring
• pelting
• jetting
• nipping
• galloping
• cracking (on)
• humping
• belting
• bombing
• cannonballing
• hying
• highballing
• beating it
• scampering
• flitting
• stepping on it
• getting a move on
• making tracks
• stampeding
• sprinting
• hotfooting (it)
• shaking a leg
• whizzing
• scuffling
• accelerating
• scudding
• streaking
• overtaking
• quickening
• outrunning
• beetling
• outpacing
• outstripping
• stepping out
• catching up
• beelining
• arrowing
• fast-forwarding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• creeping
• crawling
• dragging
• poking
• lingering
• hanging (around or out)
• lagging
• poking
• dawdling
• shuffling
• strolling
• loitering
• sauntering
• ambling
• plodding
• dallying
• lumbering
• tarrying
• slowing (down or up)
• decelerating
• dillydallying

4

as in attacking

to take sudden, violent action against

one goat suddenly rushed the other and knocked it down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacking
• storming
• assaulting
• raiding
• striking
• ambushing
• robbing
• charging
• swarming
• assailing
• invading
• turning (on)
• descending (on or upon)
• jumping (on)
• flying at
• trashing
• going in (on)
• besetting
• setting on
• setting at
• pouncing (on or upon)
• tearing into
• going at
• bushwhacking
• setting upon
• pitching into
• siccing
• beating up on
• blitzing
• sacking
• rounding on
• bombarding
• surprising
• besieging
• waylaying
• flanking
• mobbing
• bombing
• lighting into
• mugging
• barraging
• plundering
• ravaging
• battering
• bum-rushing
• looting
• nuking
• ganging up (on)
• cannoning
• pillaging
• harrying
• buffeting
• overrunning
• enveloping
• ambuscading
• cannonading
• beleaguering
• banging away (at)
• plastering
• pressing
• foraying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protecting
• covering
• securing
• defending
• guarding
• shielding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rushing

Verb

The defense, which also received an influx of talent through the portal, hopes to improve on finishing near the bottom of the conference in scoring, rushing and passing defense categories. — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026

Raleek Brown transferred from Arizona State after rushing for 1,141 yards last season while Ryan Wingo and Cam Coleman, a transfer from Auburn, give Texas one of the most talented wide receiver duos in the country. — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

As a junior, Harris passed for 1,247 pass yards and 11 TDs while rushing for 574 yards and seven TDs. — Charles Baggarly august 26, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026

Walker nearly eclipsed those rushing totals in the Governors’ season-opening win over Portage last week with six carries for 33 yards. — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

James Cook should also remain one of the league’s best running backs after rushing for a career-high 1,621 yards in 2025. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

Then explore the old town on foot—this is not a place for rushing. — Sofia Markovich, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026

Young had 1,390 yards rushing and 20 touchdowns last season, while adding 114 yards receiving and a score. — Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026

The Seminoles led the ACC in rushing last season, a year after finishing last in the conference. — Andre C. Fernandez, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026