Synonyms of scurried

scurried

verb

past tense of scurry

as in hurried

to proceed or move quickly

everyone scurried back to work as soon as they had finished their lunch in the cafeteria

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hurried
• sped
• rushed
• raced
• trotted
• traveled
• flew
• drove
• jumped
• zipped
• chased
• scooted
• darted
• buzzed
• ran
• stepped
• dashed
• blew
• scuttled
• hustled
• whirled
• blasted
• bolted
• tore
• ripped
• zoomed
• jogged
• rammed
• rustled
• hastened
• bustled
• hurled
• bowled
• hurtled
• blazed
• whisked
• breezed
• careened
• hied
• barreled
• motored
• rocketed
• pelted
• bundled
• humped
• cracked (on)
• galloped
• careered
• nipped
• coursed
• scampered
• jetted
• shot
• flitted
• beat it
• belted
• sprinted
• hared
• bombed
• stepped on it
• cannonballed
• highballed
• hotfooted (it)
• made tracks
• streaked
• whizzed
• shook a leg
• stampeded
• scudded
• got a move on
• scuffled
• accelerated
• beetled
• overtook
• quickened
• stepped out
• outpaced
• outran
• outstripped
• caught up
• arrowed
• beelined
• fast-forwarded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crept
• crawled
• dragged
• poked
• lingered
• hung (around or out)
• loitered
• lagged
• strolled
• poked
• sauntered
• ambled
• shuffled
• tarried
• plodded
• dallied
• dawdled
• lumbered
• slowed (down or up)
• decelerated
• dillydallied

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scurried

The Assistant Directors scurried to and fro, getting everyone ready for camera. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026

Another quartet scurried around the trash can next to the dishwasher. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026

As Hodges scurried about in a panic, Devenanzio kept his game face on and won by a mile. — Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026

Vaquer took out Rodriguez and Perez in the process before the trio scurried away. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026

While on camera in Los Angeles' Sherman Oaks neighborhood during a live broadcast, a cockroach scurried across Menitoff's blouse and chest before flying away. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 31 July 2026

That’s when someone from the crew scurried onstage, presumably to take away the microphones and set the stage for the next act. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026

One rainy afternoon in August, Jean Booth scurried up the stairs of a nondescript Thai restaurant tucked into a strip mall off the highway, shook out her blue, shoulder-length hair and took out her phone. — Juliet Linderman, Fortune, 16 July 2026

The plane stopped, passengers scurried to the terminal and airport employees climbed up on the wings trying to keep the airliner from blowing away. — Dan Kelly july 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026