hasten | Definition of hasten

Synonyms and Antonyms of hasten

1 to cause to move or proceed fast or faster

hasten the activation of yeast with heat

Synonyms of hasten

accelerate, bundle, fast-track, hurry, quicken, rush, speed (up), whisk

Words Related to hasten

drive, goad, prod, propel, push, race, spur, stir, urge

aid, dispatch, ease, encourage, expedite, facilitate

Near Antonyms of hasten

delay, encumber, fetter, hamper, hinder, hobble, hold back, hold up, impede, interfere (with), manacle, rein (in), restrain, shackle, tie up, trammel

arrest, check, stall, stay, still, stop

Antonyms of hasten

brake, decelerate, retard, slow (down)

2 to proceed or move quickly

the contractors hastened to complete the project before the deadline

Synonyms of hasten

barrel, belt, blast, blaze, blow, bolt, bomb [slang], bowl, breeze, bundle, bustle, buzz, cannonball, careen, career, chase, course, crack (on), dash, drive, fly, hare, hie, highball, hotfoot (it), hump, hurl, hurry, hurtle, hustle, jet, jump, motor, nip, pelt, race, ram, rip, rocket, run, rush, rustle, scoot, scurry, scuttle, shoot, speed, step, tear, travel, trot, whirl, whisk, zip, zoom

Words Related to hasten

beetle, dart, flit, scamper, scud, scuffle

stampede, streak, whiz (or whizz)

gallop, jog, sprint

accelerate, quicken, step out

catch up, fast-forward, outpace, outrun, outstrip, overtake

Phrases Synonymous with hasten

beat it, get a move on, make tracks, shake a leg, step on it

Near Antonyms of hasten

dally, dawdle, dillydally, drag, hang (around or out), lag, linger, loiter, poke, tarry

amble, lumber, plod, saunter, shuffle, stroll

decelerate, slow (down or up)

Antonyms of hasten

crawl, creep, poke