Synonyms of zoom

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noun

as in hum

a monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion

the zoom of a motorboat off in the distance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hum
• purr
• whisper
• buzz
• drone
• rustle
• sigh
• whiz
• whir
• moan
• thrum
• chirr
• burr
• gasp
• murmur
• zip
• churr
• hiss
• gurgle
• coo
• babble
• zing
• susurrus
• susurration
• suspiration
• whish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scream
• roar
• yell
• shriek
• screech
• squeal
• howl
• yelp
• squall
• bawl

zoom

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verb

ˈzüm 

1

as in to hum

to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound

a squadron of fighter planes zooming over our heads prompted thoughts of a terrorist attack

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hum
• zip
• buzz
• whisper
• burr
• drone
• whiz
• whir
• hiss
• whish
• bumble
• sigh
• whistle
• murmur
• swish
• purr
• chirr
• coo
• fizz
• sizzle
• rustle
• whoosh
• churr
• curr
• thrum
• wheeze

2

as in to speed

to proceed or move quickly

race cars zooming around a track at breakneck speeds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speed
• fly
• travel
• hurry
• scurry
• drive
• zip
• race
• jump
• trot
• rush
• scoot
• chase
• run
• dart
• blow
• shoot
• buzz
• step
• jog
• dash
• tear
• motor
• scuttle
• rip
• bolt
• jet
• blast
• ram
• whirl
• breeze
• barrel
• bowl
• hump
• crack (on)
• rocket
• blaze
• hurl
• belt
• whisk
• course
• hustle
• hasten
• beat it
• careen
• hurtle
• career
• nip
• get a move on
• hare
• rustle
• bundle
• pelt
• hie
• make tracks
• gallop
• bustle
• bomb
• highball
• shake a leg
• step on it
• flit
• cannonball
• hotfoot (it)
• streak
• scamper
• sprint
• accelerate
• beetle
• whiz
• step out
• stampede
• arrow
• catch up
• outrun
• overtake
• scuffle
• quicken
• scud
• fast-forward
• outpace
• outstrip
• beeline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drag
• creep
• crawl
• poke
• hang (around or out)
• linger
• lag
• poke
• stroll
• loiter
• dawdle
• tarry
• shuffle
• amble
• saunter
• slow (down or up)
• plod
• lumber
• decelerate
• dillydally
• dally

3

as in to soar

to rise abruptly and rapidly

zoomed to a supervisory position after only a few short months

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soar
• rocket
• increase
• shoot (up)
• peak
• surge
• enlarge
• swell
• skyrocket
• balloon
• mount
• expand
• proliferate
• multiply
• intensify
• escalate
• wax
• accumulate
• snowball
• mushroom
• appreciate
• build up
• heighten
• crest
• burgeon

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• plunge
• tumble
• plummet
• fall
• slump
• collapse
• decrease
• drop
• nose-dive
• diminish
• contract
• lessen
• wane

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of zoom

Noun

Things that no zoom meeting can replace which is face to face time, disagreement, building, deciding, changing your mind, learning to see something in a new way. — Nir Bashan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

The streets of Washington, DC, will give way to the roar of open-wheel auto racing this weekend as the Freedom 250 Grand Prix zooms around the National Mall. — Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

Verb

The weather helped, and the visuals were indeed stunning as the cars zoomed past monuments and museums. — Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Of course, this horrid wave of diarrhea-inflicting illness wasn’t dumped from the sky by a crown-sporting octogenarian president zooming around in a fighter jet. — Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 20 Aug. 2026