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Synonyms for rush
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
rush
A career was originally the ground for a race, or, especially, for a knight's charge in tournament or battle; whence career was early applied to the charge itself.
If you will use the lance, take ground for your career.... The four horsemen met in full career.
Scott Quentin Durward ch. 14, p. 194. [D. F. & CO. ]In its figurative use career signifies some continuous and conspicuous work, usually a life-work, and most frequently one of honorable achievement. Compare BUSINESS.
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career, charge, course, flight, line of achievement, passage, public life, race
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Princeton's WordNet
haste, hurry, rush, rushingnoun
the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
"in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
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upsurge, surge, boot, rushing, precipitation, flush, bang, kick, spate, hurriedness, haste, charge, hurry, thrill, hastinessAntonyms:
reserved, unhurried, linger, delay, hold up, detain, dawdlerush, spate, surge, upsurgenoun
a sudden forceful flow
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tidy sum, wad, peck, mint, haste, plenty, lot, batch, raft, quite a little, passel, spate, muckle, rushing, pile, kick, good deal, stack, mountain, sight, billow, deal, heap, boot, freshet, thrill, flock, hatful, mickle, slew, charge, upsurge, mess, mass, hurry, flush, bang, great deal, surge, potAntonyms:
reserved, unhurried, detain, linger, hold up, dawdle, delayrushnoun
grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
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upsurge, surge, rushing, bang, flush, kick, spate, boot, haste, charge, hurry, thrillAntonyms:
unhurried, reserved, linger, detain, hold up, dawdle, delayRush, Benjamin Rushnoun
physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813)
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upsurge, surge, rushing, bang, flush, kick, spate, boot, haste, charge, hurry, thrillAntonyms:
unhurried, reserved, dawdle, detain, linger, delay, hold upbang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kicknoun
the swift release of a store of affective force
"they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"
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iron boot, peak, recoil, strike, haste, accusation, thrill, shudder, blossom, commission, electric charge, prime, squawk, belt, explosive charge, blush, fringe, smash, care, hit, knock, bam, complaint, kick, bloom, gripe, heraldic bearing, billing, cathexis, clap, the boot, tutelage, hot flash, eruption, boot, efflorescence, outpouring, bursting charge, smasher, armorial bearing, guardianship, direction, rosiness, kicking, quiver, chill, charge, upsurge, heyday, rushing, frisson, bearing, spate, hurry, tingle, flower, flush, bitch, bang, bash, blast, shiver, burster, iron heel, mission, gush, surge, beefAntonyms:
unhurried, reserved, detain, linger, dawdle, hold up, delayrushnoun
a sudden burst of activity
"come back after the rush"
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upsurge, surge, rushing, bang, flush, kick, spate, boot, haste, charge, hurry, thrillAntonyms:
unhurried, reserved, delay, detain, linger, dawdle, hold uprush, rushingadjective
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
"the linebackers were ready to stop a rush"
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upsurge, surge, rushing, bang, flush, kick, spate, boot, haste, charge, hurry, thrillAntonyms:
unhurried, reserved, hold up, delay, detain, linger, dawdlefirst-come-first-serve(p), rushadjective
not accepting reservations
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reserved, unhurried, dawdle, hold up, delay, detain, lingerrush(a), rushedverb
done under pressure
"a rush job"
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reserved, unhurried, delay, linger, dawdle, hold up, detainrush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on itverb
move fast
"He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
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run, hotfoot, zip, travel rapidly, cannonball along, quicken, bucket along, race, hurry, accelerate, rush along, hie, hasten, belt along, speed, expedite, look sharp, induce, pelt along, stimulate, festinate, speed up, step on itAntonyms:
unhurried, reserved, delay, hold up, linger, dawdle, detainrushverb
attack suddenly
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hotfoot, cannonball along, induce, hasten, look sharp, stimulate, belt along, speed, festinate, hurry, pelt along, hie, step on it, rush along, race, bucket alongAntonyms:
unhurried, reserved, dawdle, detain, delay, hold up, lingerrush, hurryverb
urge to an unnatural speed
"Don't rush me, please!"
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hotfoot, zip, travel rapidly, cannonball along, bucket along, race, hurry, rush along, hie, hasten, belt along, speed, look sharp, induce, pelt along, stimulate, festinate, step on itAntonyms:
reserved, unhurried, hold up, delay, linger, detain, dawdlerush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinateverb
act or move at high speed
"We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"
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hotfoot, zip, travel rapidly, cannonball along, bucket along, race, hurry, rush along, hie, hasten, belt along, speed, expedite, look sharp, induce, pelt along, stimulate, festinate, step on itAntonyms:
unhurried, reserved, linger, detain, hold up, delay, dawdlerushverb
run with the ball, in football
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hotfoot, cannonball along, induce, hasten, look sharp, stimulate, belt along, speed, festinate, hurry, pelt along, hie, step on it, rush along, race, bucket alongAntonyms:
unhurried, reserved, detain, hold up, linger, delay, dawdlerace, rushverb
cause to move fast or to rush or race
"The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze"
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hotfoot, cannonball along, bucket along, race, induce, hurry, rush along, hie, hasten, belt along, speed, look sharp, run, pelt along, stimulate, festinate, step on itAntonyms:
unhurried, reserved, delay, detain, hold up, linger, dawdleinduce, stimulate, rush, hastenverb
cause to occur rapidly
"the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
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shake up, cannonball along, excite, look sharp, belt along, get, shake, energize, perk up, hurry, hasten, stir, induct, expedite, make, energise, arouse, bucket along, speed, step on it, pelt along, cause, bring on, race, induce, hie, stimulate, provoke, have, festinate, hotfoot, brace, rush alongAntonyms:
reserved, unhurried, hold up, delay, detain, dawdle, linger
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
rushnoun
rushnoun
Synonyms:
driving on, violent courserushverb
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "rush":
haste, ruée, precipitate, precipitation, peak, scramble, race, hurry, stampede, rashness
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How to use rush in a sentence?
You had an absolute rush on guns by ordinary white citizens to arm themselves to the teeth because black people were being put in positions of white power.
Rush loved this country with all of his heart, mind, body and soul, he impacted a generation of Americans into what real conservatism was all about. He was a big believer in the individual and liberty and freedom and capitalism and free markets and our constitution.
Hall said he didn't believe anyone was injured by the actual device. It was an absolutely packed, rush-hour District Line train from Wimbledon to Edgware Road. I saw crying women, there was lots of shouting and screaming, there was a bit of a crush on the stairs going down to the streets.
We're doing this so that we don't auction it off cheaply, so that we aren't in a rush, i'm sure that all the tickets will be sold.
After exhausting his ?ammunition he detonated the explosives concealed under his kaftan, killing himself. But no one from the crowd was affected because they were some distance away, we had just started a class when we heard gunshots coming from the direction of the gates and we instantly realized we were under attack, which made us to rush out of the class.
Translations for rush
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- سمارArabic
- spěchCzech
- brwynWelsh
- Eile, Vorwärtsstürmen, Binse, Hast, RauschGerman
- βούρλοGreek
- juncácea, acometidaSpanish
- vihvilä, syöksy, kiire, ryntäys, nousutFinnish
- se ruer, jonc, hâteFrench
- feagIrish
- cabhag, deann, dian-ruithScottish Gaelic
- սլանալArmenian
- fretta, giuncoItalian
- למהרHebrew
- 골풀Korean
- iuncusLatin
- sivNorwegian
- biesDutch
- siv, sevNorwegian Nynorsk
- skyndeNorwegian
- tłʼohtsʼózíNavajo, Navaho
- pośpiechPolish
- pressa, juncoPortuguese
- pipirig, papurăRomanian
- бросок, натиск, ажиотаж, прилив, гонка, напор, спешка, стремительная атака, наплывRussian
- sitSerbo-Croatian
- nával, výpad, ponáhľanie, chvatSlovak
- rusaSwedish
- поривUkrainian
- جلدیUrdu
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