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DAWDLED Antonyms

There are 14 antonyms of the word dawdled. (opposite meanings)
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accelerated
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
adjective satellite

• speeded up, as of an academic course

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

• having gaps or spaces

hurried
adjectiveadj
adjective

• moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste

rushed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• done under pressure

bolted
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

• a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech

• the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key

• the act of moving with great haste

• a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length

• a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener

• a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)

adverb

• in a rigid manner

• directly

verb

• move or jump suddenly

• secure or lock with a bolt

• swallow hastily

• run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

• leave suddenly and as if in a hurry

• eat hastily without proper chewing

• make or roll into bolts

darted
verbv
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

galloped
verbv
noun

• a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously

verb

• ride at a galloping pace

• go at galloping speed

• cause to move at full gallop

hastened
verbv
verb

• act at high speed

• move hurridly

• speed up the progress of; facilitate

• cause to occur rapidly

hustled
verbv
noun

• a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

• a rapid active commotion

verb

• cause to move furtively and hurriedly

• move or cause to move energetically or busily

• sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

• get by trying hard

• pressure or urge someone into an action

quickened
verbv
verb

• move faster

• make keen or more acute

• give life or energy to

• show signs of life

• give new life or energy to

raced
verbv
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

sped
verb, adverbv, adv
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

sprinted
verbv
noun

• a quick run

verb

• run very fast, usually for a short distance

zoomed
verb, adverbv, adv
noun

• a rapid rise

• the act of rising upward into the air

verb

• move along very quickly

• move with a low humming noise

• rise rapidly

Alternatives for ACCELERATED

Alternatives for DASHED

Alternatives for HURRIED

Alternatives for RUSHED

Alternatives for BOLTED

Alternatives for DARTED

Alternatives for GALLOPED

Alternatives for HASTENED

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