Related Searches
Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | run quickly away |
| Synonyms: | abscond, bail out, bound, cop out, cut loose, cut out, dart, dash, ditch*, drop out, dump*, escape, flee, flight, fly, hightail, hotfoot, hurtle, jump, kiss goodbye, leap, leave flat, leave high and dry, leave holding the bag, leave in the lurch, make a break for it, make off, make tracks, opt out, run like scared rabbit, run out on, rush, scamper, scoot, skedaddle, skip, split*, spring, sprint, start, startle, step on it, take flight, take off, walk out on |
| Antonyms: | stay, wait |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | flee |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | run away to escape |
| Synonyms: | abscond, avoid, beat a hasty retreat, blow*, bolt*, break, cut and run, cut out, decamp, depart, desert, elude, evade, fly, fly the coop, get away, get the hell out, get*, hotfoot, jump, leave, make a getaway, make off, make one's escape, make oneself scarce, make quick exit, make tracks, retreat, scamper, scoot, scram, skedaddle, skip*, split*, step on it, step on the gas, take a hike, take flight, take off, vamoose, vanish |
| Antonyms: | face, meet, stand, stay, wait |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | floor it |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | drive at full speed |
| Synonyms: | accelerate, barrel, gather momentum, go flat-out, nail it, open the throttle, put the pedal to the metal, sprint, step on it, step on the gas |
| Main Entry: | get the lead out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hurry |
| Synonyms: | get a move on, get cracking, get going, get it on, hop to it, hustle, look alive, make it snappy, shake a leg, snap to it, step on it |
| Main Entry: | hasten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | speed something; hurry |
| Synonyms: | accelerate, advance, bolt, bound, burn, bustle, clip, cover ground, dash, dispatch, expedite, express, flee, fly, gallop, get cracking, get the lead out, goad, haste, hie, hustle, leap, make haste, make tracks, move quickly, not lose a minute, pace, plunge, precipitate, press, push, quicken, race, run, rush, scamper, scoot, scurry, scuttle, shake a leg, skip, sprint, spurt, step on it, step up, take wing, tear, trot, urge, waste no time, whip around |
| Notes: | haste is overly eager speed while hasten is to act or move at high speed |
| Antonyms: | go slow, lag, linger, loiter, procrastinate, rest, tarry |
| Main Entry: | hurry |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | act, move speedily |
| Synonyms: | accelerate, barrel, be quick, beeline, bestir, breeze, bullet, burst, bustle, dash, dig in, drive, expedite, fleet, flit, fly, get a move on, go like lightning, goad, haste, hasten, hurry up, hustle, jog, lose no time, make haste, make short work of, make time, make tracks, nip, push, quicken, race, rip, rocket, roll, run, rush, sally, scoot, scurry, shake a leg, smoke, speed, speed up, spur, step on gas, step on it, turn on steam, urge, whirl, whish, whisk, whiz, zip |
| Antonyms: | dally, dawdle, delay, procrastinate, rest, slow, stall, wait |
| Main Entry: | scoot |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hurry |
| Synonyms: | accelerate, be quick, beeline, bolt, clear out, dart, dash, expedite, fly, get a move on, go like lightning, hasten, hurry up, hustle, make haste, make time, make tracks, move, move fast, race, run, rush, scamper, scurry, shake a leg, skedaddle, speed, split, spur, step on it, vamoose, whiz, zip |
| Main Entry: | skedaddle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | flee |
| Synonyms: | blow*, bolt, clear out, dart, dash, decamp, expedite, fly, fly the coop, get a move on, go like lightning, hasten, hightail it, hurry, hurry up, hustle, leave, make haste, make oneself scarce, make time, make tracks, move, move fast, race, run, rush, scamper, scat, scoot, scurry, shake a leg, speed, split, spur, step on it, take off, vamoose, whiz, zip |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | speed |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move along quickly |
| Synonyms: | advance, aid, assist, barrel, belt, bomb, boost, bowl over, career, cover ground, cut along, dispatch, expedite, facilitate, flash, fly, further, gallop, gather momentum, gear up, get a move on, get moving, get under way, go all out, go fast, go like the wind, hasten, help, hightail, hurry, impel, lose no time, make haste, open up throttle, press on, promote, quicken, race, ride, run, rush, sail, spring, step on it, tear, urge, whiz, zoom |
| Notes: | speed is the distance an object travels during a unit of time; velocity is the distance an object travels in a specified direction during a unit of time |
| Antonyms: | delay, halt, slow |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
