Synonyms for scurry

Most common

scamper · scuttle · skitter · hurry

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Verb

Antonyms

trudge, plod

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To run with quick light steps, to scamper.

Forms

Past participle

scurried
e.g. scurried → scampered, scuttled, skittered, hurried…

Example sentences

• hurry Hurry up, and you will be able to catch the train.
• scuttle Crawl forward is done much more agilely - scuttle like a cockroach!
• scamper I saw a mouse scamper across the floor.

Popularity over time

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

By length

5 letters

hurry², haste¹

6 letters

bustle²

7 letters

scuttle², scamper², skitter

9 letters

skedaddle

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hurry² = 2 syllables).