Definitions

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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Appeared in the May 1, 2026, print edition as 'Louisville’s Real-Estate Market is Off to the Races'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

He ran marathons and finished grueling Spartan Races.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

Appeared in the October 6, 2025, print edition as 'Grown-Ups Ditch Happy Hour for Sack Races and Duck-Duck-Goose'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 5, 2025

“Races are always tight. Races are always tough.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2024

Apollo plucked a tune that sounded like the funeral version of ‘Camptown Races’.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan