Synonyms of scuttled

scuttled

verb

past tense of scuttle

as in scurried

to proceed or move quickly

mice scuttling across the barn floor to escape the cats

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scuttled

An initial public offering was planned in 2021, but those plans were scuttled in 2023. — Sharon Edelson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Record-low water levels along the Danube River have exposed dozens of German military shipwrecks near the Serbian town of Prahovo, where an estimated 200 vessels were deliberately scuttled by retreating Nazi forces in 1944. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026

In Serbia, drought has brought dozens of Nazi-era German warships, scuttled during the 1944 retreat, back into view — a stark reminder of how dramatically the river has receded. — Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026

Earlier this summer, Fickell gave his team a quick history lesson about Spanish explorer Hernán Cortés and the 1519 conquest of the Aztec Empire, when Cortés famously scuttled his fleet of ships and any chance to retreat. — Justin Williams, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Then, the president's controversial pick for temporary intelligence chief scuttled an extension of a key warrantless surveillance program. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 13 July 2026

After the snake man left in the morning, the shepherd scuttled down to the newspaper offices. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

This latest in-person event was a far cry from the game’s first in 2017, when thousands of players descended upon Chicago only to find their poké-plans scuttled by network overloads and software issues that Niantic took ultimately credit for. — Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 10 July 2026

The 6-foot-1 catcher is having a fine bounce-back season after a stress reaction in his back scuttled most of 2025. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2026