Synonyms of scoot

scoot

verb

ˈsküt 

as in to scurry

to proceed or move quickly

now we've got to scoot, or we'll be late

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scurry
• hurry
• trot
• fly
• speed
• travel
• rush
• drive
• race
• jump
• zip
• chase
• run
• scuttle
• blow
• dart
• buzz
• step
• zoom
• dash
• rip
• shoot
• tear
• blast
• jog
• bowl
• breeze
• bolt
• rocket
• motor
• hurl
• whirl
• ram
• hustle
• whisk
• nip
• hump
• jet
• hasten
• hurtle
• belt
• rustle
• course
• barrel
• crack (on)
• careen
• hie
• blaze
• gallop
• beat it
• hare
• career
• pelt
• bundle
• highball
• bustle
• bomb
• make tracks
• scamper
• get a move on
• step on it
• shake a leg
• cannonball
• hotfoot (it)
• flit
• accelerate
• sprint
• beetle
• streak
• whiz
• outrun
• whizz
• overtake
• stampede
• step out
• scud
• quicken
• outpace
• scuffle
• catch up
• outstrip
• arrow
• fast-forward
• beeline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawl
• creep
• drag
• poke
• linger
• hang (around or out)
• poke
• loiter
• dawdle
• stroll
• lag
• tarry
• saunter
• amble
• shuffle
• slow (down or up)
• plod
• lumber
• decelerate
• dillydally
• dally

Examples of scoot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

During the first ride down at the reopening, all three sliders got stuck halfway down and had to scoot over the final bumps. —Liam Rappleye, Detroit Free Press, 19 July 2024

Viewers left hungry for season 3 (premiering June 27) can scoot into a booth at the beloved spot or re-create a bit of the magic at home with this sundae recipe. —Sonal Dutt, Peoplemag, 18 May 2024

Abu Hamdan recalls as a young boy being scooted toward a man who claimed to have once been his great-grandfather. —Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024

In one child’s room, a CB2 sofa scoots up to a Blu Dot bed. —Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 2 July 2024