hasten - 4 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | hasten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | speed something; hurry |
| Synonyms: | accelerate, advance, bolt, bound, burn, bustle, clip*, cover ground*, dash, dispatch, expedite, express, flee, fly, gallop, get cracking, get the lead out*, goad, haste, hie, hustle, leap, make haste, make tracks, move quickly, not lose a minute, pace, plunge, precipitate, press, push, quicken, race, run, rush, scamper, scoot, scurry, scuttle, shake a leg, skip, sprint, spurt, step on it, step up*, take wing, tear, trot, urge, waste no time, whip around |
| Antonyms: | go slow, lag, linger, loiter, procrastinate, rest, tarry |
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| Main Entry: | rush |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | To move swiftly. |
| Synonyms: | bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hurry, hustle, pelt, race, rocket, run, sail, scoot, scour, shoot, speed, sprint, tear, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Main Entry: | speed |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | To increase the speed of. |
| Synonyms: | accelerate, expedite, hurry, hustle, quicken, step up |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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| Main Entry: | hasten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Synonyms: | accelerate, advance, barrel, bolt, dart, drive, expedite, fleet, gallop, hie, hurry, precipitate, precipitate press, press, push, quicken, race, run, rush, scamper, scurry, speed, trot, urge, whisk |
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