Synonyms for hurry
- verb
- noun
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Rush
rush, hasten, move quickly, lose no time, accelerate, run, urge, forward, drive, look sharp, fly, quicken, expedite, press, blitz, railroad, precipitate, festinate, make haste dated, dispatch dated, despatch UK
Other
haul ass vulgar slang US
Noun
1. Haste
haste, scurry, rushing, scuttle, quickness, bustle, promptness, celerity, expedition, promptitude
2. Precipitation
Other
hurry-scurry, fuss, stir, flurry, trepidation, flutter, agitation, perturbation
Definitions
- v. 1
To do things quickly.
He's hurrying because he's late.
- v. 2
Often with up, to speed up the rate of doing something.
If you don't hurry (up) you won't finish on time.
- n. 1
A rushed action.
Why are you in such a big hurry?
- n. 2
An urgency.
There is no hurry on that paperwork.
Related words
- Word family
- hurry-scurry
- Phrases
- hurry up
Choose the right word
Hurry always indicates something of confusion.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- rush She started early in order to avoid the rush hour.
- hasten I must hasten to add that I do not mean to blame him.
By length
- 3 letters
- run1, fly1, zip1
- 4 letters
- rush1, urge1, stir1, fuss1
- 5 letters
- press1, drive1, speed1, blitz1, haste1
- 6 letters
- flurry2, bustle2, hasten2, scurry2
- 7 letters
- forward2, rushing2, flutter2, quicken2, scuttle2
- 8 letters
- railroad2, dispatch2, expedite3, despatch, celerity4
- 9 letters
- agitation4, quickness2, hastiness, festinate
- 10 letters
- expedition4, accelerate4, promptness
- 11 letters
- precipitate4, trepidation4, promptitude, hurriedness
- 12 letters
- perturbation4
- 13 letters
- precipitation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (flurry2 = 2 syllables).