raced

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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Four minutes in, Messi raced clear and put the ball past Algeria's keeper, Luca Zidane, only for the offside flag to prevent what would have been a fairytale start.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

The president had spent his 80th birthday toggling between congratulatory calls and urgent conversations with senior aides and foreign leaders as he raced to lock in the fragile preliminary peace agreement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

On the pitch, players raced towards each other in complete joy.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

She roared "lets go" after the pair raced through the tie-break to take the opening set.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

I raced back to grab two more belts.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin