race

[reys] / reɪs /

NOUN

pursuit; running, speeding

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chase competition contention contest course event marathon match relay run sprint

STRONG

clash clip dash engagement go meet rivalry rush scurry spurt

NOUN

group of persons related by common descent

Synonyms

STRONG

blood clan family folk house kin kindred kinfolk line lineage people stock tribe

WEAK

offspring progeny seed

NOUN

stream, river

Synonyms

STRONGEST

run

STRONG

branch brook creek duct gill raceway rill rivulet runnel sluice tide

WEAK

rindle

VERB

run, speed in competition

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bolt chase compete contest dart dash fly gallop hurry hustle rush scamper scramble shoot sprint tear

STRONG

boil bustle career course fling haste hasten hie lash outstrip post pursue scud scuttle skim spurt swoop whisk wing

WEAK

plunge ahead

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dally dawdle delay procrastinate slow stay wait walk

Example Sentences

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A legion of fans cheered on watching a computerized visualization of the race.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The AI race could well be the clincher.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

If I announced that Ohio State had bought my college football show, I’d expect to stop being taken seriously when talking about the playoff race.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026

Now the US finds itself in a different kind of race with a different adversary: China.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Maybe for whatever race I run next, I will.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

race

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