races

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

STRONGEST

issue

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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Albon hasn't hasn't scored any points in the first three races of the season and didn't even make the starting grid at the Chinese Grand Prix.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

The British-Thai driver says the enforced time off, after two races were cancelled because of the Iran war, came at the right time.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Modern horses rarely run races just two weeks apart.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

The thinking, though, is Chief Wallabee gained experience in those races and has room for improvement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Emmett and George’s woods beyond the barn are crisscrossed, leaning, too big to go over, too scary to stay in one place for too long, so Axel races deeper and deeper, under and through.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers