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Synonyms for race

  • noun
  • verb

Most common

breed people tribe lineage kind class course back wash

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Breed — A group of sentient beings, particularly people, distinguished by common ancestry, heritage or…

breed, people, ethnicity informal, tribe, lineage, clan, ethnic group, nationality, nation, ancestry, caste, color US, colour UK, stock, variety, strain dated

2. Kind — A category or kind of thing distinguished by common characteristics

kind, class, division, set, category, type, sort, stripe, genre, description, ilk

3. Course — A sequence of events; a progressive movement toward a goal

course, succession, train, process, procedure

4. Slipstream

back wash, slipstream, wash

Other

line, running, family, career, house, pedigree, competition, age group, raceway, progress, get, chase

Verb

1. Rush — to move or drive at high speed; to hurry or speed

rush, shift, zip, zoom

2. Speed

speed, hasten, step on it, hie

3. Level — alternative spelling of raze. To physically destroy; to obliterate, To level or tear down (a building, a…

level, dash, annihilate, eradicate, ravel dated

4. Breed true — to pass down certain phenotypic traits to offspring

breed true, come true

Other

run, hare, expunge, efface, blot, carve dated

Antonyms

plod

All antonyms of race →

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A sequence of events; a progressive movement toward a goal.

  2. n. 2

    A group of sentient beings, particularly people, distinguished by common ancestry, heritage or characteristics (see Wikipedia's article on historical definitions of race): A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage.

    The Canadian race is one of the most vigorous on the globe.

  3. v. 1

    To move or drive at high speed; to hurry or speed.

    The horse raced past the barn fell.

  4. v. 2

    To pass down certain phenotypic traits to offspring.

Related words

Word family
raceground racehorse racerunner raceway racy racism racist racer
Phrases
human race mill race race car race condition race hazard master race race memory obstacle race

Forms

Plural
races → breeds, peoples, ethnicities, tribes…
Past participle
raced
e.g. raced → rushed, shifted, zipped, zoomed…

Example sentences

  • nationality "What nationality are his neighbors?" "Malaysian."
  • ancestry She claims she has absolutely no Berber ancestry.
  • division Each compromise seemed to lead to deeper division.
  • train Hurry up, and you will be able to catch the train.
  • running This car is running less smoothly than it used to.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
racerising
nationalitysteady
ancestryrising
divisionfalling
trainsteady

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

By length

3 letters
get1, set1, run1, zip1, ilk1, hie
4 letters
kind1, line1, type1, sort1, wash1, rush1, clan1, dash1, zoom1, hare1, blot1
5 letters
house1, class1, level2, train1, speed1, color2, stock1, shift1, chase1, genre2, breed1, tribe1, caste1, carve1
6 letters
people2, family3, course1, career2, nation2, colour2, strain1, stripe1, hasten2, efface2
7 letters
process2, running2, variety4, lineage3, raceway2, expunge2
8 letters
division3, progress2, category4, ancestry3, pedigree3
9 letters
procedure3, ethnicity4, eradicate4
10 letters
succession3, annihilate4, slipstream
11 letters
competition4, description3, nationality5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (level2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
race
Italiano
razza
Español
raza
Deutsch
Rasse