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

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

In 2019, a new group of organizers acquired the Taste of Minnesota trademark with an eye toward a 2020 relaunch that was scuttled due to the pandemic. — Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 1 July 2026

His obsession with the SAVE America Act has already scuttled the reauthorization of a surveillance tool and nearly ruined GOP efforts to increase immigration enforcement spending. — Ashley Lopez, NPR, 25 June 2026

Trump told Axios on Sunday that the Israeli strikes in Beirut almost scuttled the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Iran to a ceasefire, agree to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and enter into negotiations related to their nuclear program. — Laura Kelly, The Hill, 17 June 2026

By 1992, more than $50 million had been spent in restoration and renovation, but the project was scuttled by a bankruptcy. — Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026