Rushing

/ˈɹʌʃɪŋ/

Synonyms for "rushing" (101 found)

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Closest matches (21)

Noun(3 words)

abrupt active advance advancement affluent ascending axial back back-flowing backward confluent coursing decurrent defluent descending diffluent down-trending downward

Strong matches (30)

drifting expedition flowing fluent fluxional fluxive flying furtherance going gulfy gushing gyrational gyratory hasty headlong hurried impetuous mazy meandering mounting

Noun(10 words)

expedite fast flowground gamegush hasten hasty hurried hurrying hurtling

Related words (50)

Adjective(1 words)

onrushing

passing plunging pouring precipitant precipitate precipitous profluent progressive promotion racing reflowing refluent regressive retrogressive rising rotary rotational rotatory running serpentine

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sideward sinking sluggish soaringspecial treatmentstreaming sudden surging surgy tidal up-trending upward vortical

Noun(16 words)

press rapidrunning playrush scrambling scudding scurrying speed sprint spurt surge swift torrent urge urgent whooshing

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More general

14 entries

action flow influx motion move movement offense play run runningrunning gamerunning playspeed urgency

More specific

20 entries

crowd surgedashdeadline pressureemergency expeditefast runfloodfrantic movehasteninside runoutside runquarterback keeperrace rapidity sprint torrent

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Collocations

11 entries

inside runoutside runrushing crowdrushing deadlinerushing fieldworkrushing offenserushing pacerushing riverrushing to conclusionsrushing waterrushing wind

Inflections

2 entries

rushed rushes

Derivations

2 entries

rush rusher

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

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Be more careful. Rushing through things is going to ruin your work.

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More and more people are rushing to make use of the interactive nature of the medium.

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The alarm sent everyone rushing out of the room.

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Don't get so irritated. Rushing things will cost you more time in the end.

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