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HASTENING Synonyms

There are 31 synonyms of the word hastening. (exact relations)
There are 11 hypernyms of the word hastening. (close relations)
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advancing
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
adjective satellite

• moving forward

hurrying
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• changing location rapidly

adjective satellite

• moving with great haste

precipitating
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
adjective satellite

• bringing on suddenly or abruptly

quickening
nounn
noun

• the process of showing signs of life

• the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus

• the act of accelerating; increasing the speed

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

speeding
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• changing location rapidly

accelerating
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• move faster

• cause to move faster

expediting
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• speed up the progress of; facilitate

• process fast and efficiently

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

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

race
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• any competition

• a contest of speed

• people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock

• (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species

• the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

• a canal for a current of water

verb

• move hurridly

• compete in a race

• to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others

• cause to move fast or to rush or race

accelerate
verbv
verb

• move faster

• cause to move faster

acceleration
nounn
noun

• an increase in rate of change

• the act of accelerating; increasing the speed

• (physics) a rate of increase of velocity

dart
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot

• a tapered tuck made in dressmaking

• a sudden quick movement

verb

• move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

• run or move very quickly or hastily

• move with sudden speed

expedite
verbv
verb

• speed up the progress of; facilitate

• process fast and efficiently

festinate
verbv
verb

• act at high speed

hie
verbv
verb

• move hurridly

hotfoot
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it

adverb

• without delay; speedily

verb

• move hurridly

induce
verbv
verb

• cause to arise

• cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

• cause to occur rapidly

• reason or establish by induction

• produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes

quicken
verbv
verb

• move faster

• make keen or more acute

• give life or energy to

• show signs of life

• give new life or energy to

Best Hypernyms For HASTENING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for hastening, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (10)
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Phrases (1)
set up

Alternatives for ADVANCING

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