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

According to a preliminary investigation, the crash happened as a gray Toyota Camry sped south on Prospect. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026

Deputies and Florida Highway Patrol troopers caught up with Lopez, who sped away at speeds of up to 100 mph, according to his arrest report. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

After the ceremony, the newlyweds sped off in a vintage Beauford back to Adare Manor. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

The live-action shoot for the virtual world took only five days, which sped up production considerably. — Jenny S. Li, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

The driver sped away and headed north on Highway 113 into Sutter County, leading deputies on a chase through nearby backroads. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Hall says that the process can be sped up with quick-cooking grits, but folks will have to figure out the correct proportions of liquid on their own. — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2026

The notion that she had been hunted by the media before her death in an early morning car crash in Paris—which occurred after Diana’s driver, who had been drinking alcohol, sped from photographers—was widely discussed in 1997. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 23 Sep. 2026

That pattern changed in 2022, when ChatGPT was released into the world, after which everything sped up like a movie on fast-forward, and robots spread like locusts. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026