Synonyms for haste
heɪsthaste

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1. haste

   Synonyms:
   speed, celerity, expedition, hurry, despatch, excitement, heedlessness, swiftness

   Antonyms:
   slowness, tardiness, delay, coolness, reflection, moderation, steadiness

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1. haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitationnoun

   overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)

   "he soon regretted his haste"

   Synonyms:
   rushing, precipitation, rush, downfall, hurriedness, hurry, hastiness

2. haste, hurry, rush, rushingnoun

   the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner

   "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"

   Synonyms:
   upsurge, surge, boot, rushing, precipitation, rush, flush, bang, kick, spate, hurriedness, charge, hurry, thrill, hastiness

3. hurry, hastenoun

   a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry

   "in a hurry to lock the door"

   Synonyms:
   hurriedness, precipitation, hurry, hastiness, rush, rushing

Matched Categories

1. • Motion
   • Urgency

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1. hastenoun

   Synonyms:
   despatch, promptitude, quickness, expedition, celerity, speed

2. hastenoun

   Synonyms:
   hurry, precipitance, vehemence, precipitation

3. hasteverb

   Synonyms:
   hasten, be quick, make haste

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1. hastenoun

   Synonyms:
   celerity, swiftness, dispatch, expedition, speed, quickness, hurry, urgency, precipitance

   Antonyms:
   slowness, dilatoriness

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1. List of paraphrases for "haste":

   rush, precipitation, hurry, urgency, rashness, speed

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How to use haste in a sentence?

1. Soren Kierkegaard:

   Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it.

2. John Wesley:

   Though I am always in haste, I am never in a hurry.

3. Henri Frdric Amiel:

   Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind.

4. One EU diplomat:

   Haste will come at the expense of services and security. This means we are pretty much guaranteed a WTO-style exit.

5. Herodotus:

   Haste in every business brings failures.