Thesaurus
Synonyms & Antonyms of scurry
(Entry 1 of 2)
to proceed or move quickly
- everyone scurried back to work as soon as they had finished their lunch in the cafeteria
Synonyms for scurry
- barrel,
- belt,
- blast,
- blaze,
- blow,
- bolt,
- bomb
- [slang],
- bowl,
- breeze,
- bundle,
- bustle,
- buzz,
- cannonball,
- careen,
- career,
- chase,
- course,
- crack (on),
- dash,
- drive,
- fly,
- hare,
- hasten,
- hie,
- highball,
- hotfoot (it),
- hump,
- hurl,
- hurry,
- hurtle,
- hustle,
- jet,
- jump,
- motor,
- nip,
- pelt,
- race,
- ram,
- rip,
- rocket,
- run,
- rush,
- rustle,
- scoot,
- scuttle,
- shoot,
- speed,
- step,
- tear,
- travel,
- trot,
- whirl,
- whisk,
- zip,
- zoom
Words Related to scurry
Phrases Synonymous with scurry
Near Antonyms for scurry
Antonyms for scurry
scurry
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of scurry (Entry 2 of 2)
as in flurry, whirl
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for scurry
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for scurry
Test Your Vocabulary
Great Words for Scrabble
-
- Which of the following Q-without-U words means the number five in cards or dice?

Test your knowledge - and maybe learn something along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
A daily challenge for crossword fanatics.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share scurry
Time Traveler for scurry
The first known use of scurry was in 1810
See more words from the same year