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HASTE Synonyms

There are 17 synonyms of the word haste. (exact relations)
There are 7 hypernyms of the word haste. (close relations)
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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

Best Hypernyms For HASTE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for haste, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (7)
fastness motion move movement speed swiftness urgency

Alternatives for HURRY

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