Synonyms of whisked

whisked

verb

past tense of whisk

1

as in rushed

to cause to move or proceed fast or faster

the museum guide kept whisking us along, telling us there was much more we had to see

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rushed
• accelerated
• pushed
• hurried
• urged
• hastened
• bundled
• encouraged
• sped (up)
• quickened
• drove
• raced
• fast-tracked
• propelled
• stirred
• facilitated
• prodded
• spurred
• dispatched
• aided
• goaded
• expedited
• eased

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slowed (down)
• delayed
• retarded
• restrained
• hampered
• tied up
• hobbled
• hindered
• stopped
• stayed
• decelerated
• impeded
• shackled
• checked
• interfered (with)
• held up
• braked
• held back
• arrested
• encumbered
• fettered
• reined (in)
• stalled
• stilled
• manacled
• trammeled

2

as in flowed

to move or proceed smoothly and readily

now that the highway has been widened, traffic just whisks along

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flowed
• glided
• sailed
• swept
• drifted
• brushed
• slid
• slipped
• rolled
• flew
• cruised
• raced
• sped
• rushed
• streamed
• breezed
• coasted
• bowled
• skimmed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• struggled
• stumbled
• trudged
• floundered
• shuffled
• lumbered
• limped
• stamped
• plodded
• stomped
• labored
• tramped
• stumped
• toiled
• shambled

3

as in sped

to proceed or move quickly

whisked through the crowd and delivered the urgent message

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of whisked

The oldest depiction of 1066's events is on a medieval tapestry sewn in England but whisked away to France in the late 11th century, where it's been ever since. — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026

To celebrate their third anniversary as a couple in February 2022, Piet whisked King away to Joshua Tree, a national park in California known for its desert beauty. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 3 Sep. 2026

Kassie got to hold him before he was whisked away for surgery to correct his life-threatening birth defect. — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

That was the last time Tamang saw Yangri, who was whisked away by ferocious flash floods that ripped through this part of the Himalayan nation earlier this week. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

During thunderstorms, lightning can zap the air and turn oxygen to ozone, which then gets whisked away by the wind. — Lance Schulteis, jsonline.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Trump reportedly snuck out of the plane and onto a catering truck that whisked him off to a smaller military jet for the return flight. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

Kurtis Rourke, who was excellent Thursday, took a violent shot on a goal-line scramble, was left struggling to breathe, and was subsequently whisked away to the hospital. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026

However, he was unexpectedly whisked to a federal courtroom first after landing on a Wall Street helipad surrounded by a phalanx of armed agents and then-Mayor Eric Adams. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026