Synonyms of sped

sped

verb

variants or speeded

past tense of speed

as in hurried

to proceed or move quickly

a bullet train speeding across the lush countryside

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sped

Between 2008 and 2014, advances in an early branch of artificial intelligence known as machine learning, which allows computers to learn and adapt, sped up the experimental process at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026

As the plane sped down the runway, air traffic controllers and a witness on the ground noticed sparks coming from near its wheels. — Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026

According to the National Transportation Safety Board’s official report, all four tires exploded as the plane sped down the runway at 150 miles per hour. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026

The Hoosier cabinet is a freestanding kitchen workstation and storage area that centralized and sped up food preparation. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

The generic drug industry, for example, found that user fees sped up review timelines and so requested Congress to implement them. — Alana Semuels, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

Last year, the Department of Energy sped up reactor permitting. — Hanna Merzbach, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026

In May, an officer spotted a possible suspect vehicle and attempted a traffic stop, but the driver allegedly sped away. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Crowds watched and recorded on their phones as unmarked police cars sped away after the brief hearing. — CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026