hurried
adjective
, ˈhə-rəd\
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, ˈhə-rəd- \
adverb
, ˈhə-rēd- \
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms for hurried
Synonyms
cursory, drive-by, flying, gadarene, hasty, headlong, helter-skelter, overhasty, pell-mell, precipitate, precipitous, rash, rushed
Antonyms
deliberate, unhurried, unrushed
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Stewart recounts the hurried send-off to the waters of Cuba only 90 miles away from the American mainland. — Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, "Veterans get together at Bay Village post to remember, socialize and mend fences but numbers are dwindling," 26 Aug. 2019 This hurried campus history is a disappointment, because unlike most of the mainstream press, Moskowitz treats the concerns of students and young people seriously. — Jacob Bacharach, The New Republic, "Who Gets to Speak Freely?," 21 Aug. 2019 It can be done elaborately, a platform for showmanship and creativity, or get more of a hurried treatment and still be gorgeous. — Dallas News, "In the watering holes of Tokyo, the highball reigns supreme," 6 Aug. 2019 Even though the recording was released on the first day of the NFL Draft, Chiefs general manager Brett Veach held a hurried press conference to address the recording. — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, "All-Pro Tyreek Hill won’t be suspended, NFL announces," 19 July 2019 The three episodes made available for this review are disappointingly flat and hurried — packed with shockingly repulsive behavior but lacking meaningful sweep. — Hank Stuever, Washington Post, "‘The Loudest Voice’ really sticks it to Roger Ailes, who is still dead and doesn’t care what anyone thinks," 13 June 2019 Ebrard made hurried phone calls to Pompeo and Kushner on Friday, ahead of his trip to Washington, and hoped to enlist them to persuade Trump to back down on the tariffs. — Tracy Wilkinson, latimes.com, "Mexico begins trying to talk its way out of Trump’s latest tariff threat," 3 June 2019 One bright spot amid the hurried response efforts is the weather, which on Monday morning in Beira was dry, partly cloudy and hot. — Cara Anna, The Seattle Times, "UN makes urgent appeal to help victims of Mozambique cyclone," 25 Mar. 2019 After evacuation by state troopers came the hurried walk across the schoolyard to the fire station. — Loren Kleinman And Amye Archer, Marie Claire, "I’m a Survivor of Sandy Hook. This Is What The Past Six Years Have Been Like.," 14 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hurried.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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