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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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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?
It is a stroke of good fortune to find one who is worth seducing... Most people rush ahead, become engaged or do other stupid things, and in a turn of the hand everything is over, and they know neither what they have won nor what they have lost.
Sometimes, surgery is a blessing, and it can help remove cancer and do great things, but it doesn't come cost-free, and it doesn't come complication-free, there is going to be time that's needed to heal and recover, and if you're not willing to give yourself that time, maybe you should weigh that into your decision if it was lumpectomy versus mastectomy, but I think, do the homework. Don't rush into something so quickly. Take the time, get that extra opinion, meet with one more plastic surgeon.
The market has been struggling to hover above the water with investors taking to the sidelines to see if stability can be maintained in the market, people are not in a rush but need more time to build up their confidence in the cautious market.
It will be a rush to turn the car around for session two, for all the teams it is stretching the spare part with the three street tracks in succession.
At the moment I rush out to the backstage, I know exactly where to go, what to do, where my next costume is for the next part.
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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