Synonyms for hasty
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Hurried — speedy, quick, rapid (without necessarily lacking time)
hurried, impetuous, impulsive, premature, quick, speedy, inconsiderate, cursory, thoughtless, precipitous, swift, reckless, rapid, prompt, precipitate, abrupt, indiscreet, rash, untimely, fast, eager, superficial
2. Brash
brash, headlong, hot-headed, fretful, waspish, peevish, tetchy UK US IE, quick-tempered, short-tempered, excitable, cranky, splenetic, pettish informal
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Speedy, quick, rapid (without necessarily lacking time).
- adj. 2
Acting or done in haste; hurried or too quick; speedy due to having little time.
Without much thinking about it they made a hasty decision to buy it.
Example sentences
- premature It is premature to put the plan into practice now.
- impulsive Impulsive people are more prone to procrastination.
- hurried Bob hurried home in order to watch the TV program.
- impetuous He has an impetuous and irascible personality.
- brash I don't like his brash way of talking.
- headlong He throws himself headlong into everything he undertakes.
By length
- 4 letters
- fast1, rash1
- 5 letters
- quick1, rapid2, swift1, eager2, brash1
- 6 letters
- prompt1, speedy2, abrupt2, cranky2, tetchy
- 7 letters
- hurried2, cursory3, fretful2, peevish2, waspish, pettish
- 8 letters
- reckless2, untimely3, headlong2
- 9 letters
- premature3, impulsive3, excitable4, impetuous3, splenetic
- 10 letters
- indiscreet3
- 11 letters
- superficial4, thoughtless2, precipitate4, precipitous4
- 13 letters
- inconsiderate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rapid2 = 2 syllables).