HASTE Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word haste. (close relations)
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| hurry | verbv | |||||
noun • a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry • overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) • the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner verb • move very fast • act at high speed • urge to an unnatural speed | ||||||
| hastiness | nounn | |||||
noun • overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) • hasty impulsiveness | ||||||
| alacrity | nounn | |||||
noun • liveliness and eagerness | ||||||
| celerity | ||||||
noun • a rate that is rapid | ||||||
| expedition | nounn | |||||
noun • a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country • an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose • a journey organized for a particular purpose • a journey taken for pleasure • the property of being prompt and efficient | ||||||
| quickness | nounn | |||||
noun • skillful performance or ability without difficulty • intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay • a rate that is rapid | ||||||
| rapidity | nounn | |||||
noun • a rate that is rapid | ||||||
| speed | nounn | |||||
noun • distance travelled per unit time • a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens • changing location rapidly • the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system • a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression verb • move hurridly • move faster • move very fast • travel at an excessive or illegal velocity • cause to move faster | ||||||
| swiftness | nounn | |||||
noun • a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens | ||||||
| urgency | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity • pressing importance requiring speedy action • an urgent situation calling for prompt action • insistent solicitation and entreaty | ||||||
| rush | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner • physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813) • a sudden forceful flow • grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems • the swift release of a store of affective force • a sudden burst of activity • (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line adjective satellite • not accepting reservations • done under pressure verb • move hurridly • attack suddenly • urge to an unnatural speed • act at high speed • run with the ball, in football • cause to move fast or to rush or race • cause to occur rapidly | ||||||
| hurriedness | nounn | |||||
noun • overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) | ||||||
| precipitation | nounn | |||||
noun • the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time • the process of forming a chemical precipitate • the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) • the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height • an unexpected acceleration or hastening • overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) | ||||||
| rushing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line • the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner | ||||||
| scamper | verbv | |||||
noun • rushing about hastily in an undignified way verb • to move about or proceed hurriedly | ||||||
| scramble | verbv | |||||
noun • an unceremonious and disorganized struggle • rushing about hastily in an undignified way verb • to move hurriedly • climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling • bring into random order • stir vigorously • make unintelligible | ||||||
| scurry | verbv | |||||
noun • rushing about hastily in an undignified way verb • to move about or proceed hurriedly | ||||||
