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Synonyms for hurried

  • adjective

Most common

pressed for time rushed hasty pell-mell rapid headlong precipitant

All synonyms

Adjective

hasty, rushed, quick, pell-mell, pressed for time, fast, headlong, rapid, precipitate, speedy, cursory, precipitous, flying, superficial, precipitant, impetuous, hot-headed, reckless, expeditious, prompt

Antonyms

leisurely, unhurried, slow

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Done in a hurry; rushed.

Example sentences

  • rushed Five fire engines rushed to the scene of the fire.
  • hasty Don't draw a hasty conclusion from what you see now.
  • rapid It must be dangerous to swim in this rapid stream.
  • headlong He throws himself headlong into everything he undertakes.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
hurriedrising
rushedrising
hastysteady
rapidfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
fast1
5 letters
quick1, rapid2, hasty2
6 letters
flying2, rushed1, prompt1, speedy2
7 letters
cursory3
8 letters
reckless2, headlong2
9 letters
impetuous3
11 letters
superficial4, precipitate4, precipitous4, expeditious4, precipitant

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rapid2 = 2 syllables).