Another word for hasty
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Adjective
Accomplished in very little time
- Moving or capable of moving with great speed; fast.
- Coming, occurring, or accomplished quickly:
- Quick to act or react:
- Characterized by rapid motion; swift.
- Accomplished or arrived at without delay; prompt.
- Having little length; not long.
- Having little height; not tall.
- Extending or traveling not far or not far enough:
- Moving, acting, or occurring with great speed.
- An extremely fast-moving part of a river, caused by a steep descent in the riverbed.
- Moving or functioning rapidly and energetically; speedy:
- Learning, thinking, or understanding with speed and dexterity; bright:
- Perceiving or responding with speed and sensitivity; keen:
- Moving or acting rapidly.
- Required to move or act more rapidly; rushed.
- Done in great haste:
- Of or relating to aviation:
- Capable of or engaged in flight:
- Situated, extending, or functioning in the air:
- Acting, moving, or capable of acting or moving quickly; swift.
- Accomplished in relatively little time:
- Acquired quickly with little effort and sometimes unscrupulously:
- Acting or done with speed and efficiency.
- Short in time, duration, length, or extent.
- Succinct; concise:
- Curt; abrupt:
See also:Characterized by unthinking boldness and haste
- Not reasoned or considered; rash:
- Presumptuously or recklessly bold; rash or reckless:
- Hasty and careless, as in execution:
- In a reckless haphazard manner.
- Acting or done with a lack of care or caution; careless or irresponsible.
- Resulting from or acting with ill-considered haste or boldness.
- To cause to happen, especially suddenly or prematurely:
- To cause to fall down from a height; hurl downward:
- To put suddenly into a certain state or condition:
- Rushing or falling headlong.
- Acting with or marked by impulsiveness in thought or action; rash.
- Abrupt or unexpected; sudden.
- Behaving or acting impulsively or rashly; wild.
- Not cautious; rash.
- Inclined to act on impulse rather than thought.
- Motivated by or resulting from impulse:
- Having force or power to impel or incite; forceful.
- Not providing for the future; thriftless.
- Rash; incautious.
- Acting or done quickly with little or inadequate thought.
- Having or marked by violent force:
- Unwise; foolish:
- Easily angered; quick-tempered:
- Impetuous; rash:
- With the head leading; headfirst:
- In an impetuous manner; rashly:
- Done with the head leading; headfirst:
- Lacking a sense of responsibility; reckless.
- With abandon; recklessly.
- Unwisely bold or venturesome; rash.
- Presumptuously forward; impudent:
- Hasty or unrestrained without regard for consequences:
- Arresting, pronounced, or ostentatious:
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Another word for hasty
Modifier
Hurried
- Moving or capable of moving with great speed; fast.
- Coming, occurring, or accomplished quickly:
- Quick to act or react:
- Characterized by rapid motion; swift.
- Accomplished or arrived at without delay; prompt.
- Moving or functioning rapidly and energetically; speedy:
- Learning, thinking, or understanding with speed and dexterity; bright:
- Perceiving or responding with speed and sensitivity; keen:
- Acting, moving, or capable of acting or moving quickly; swift.
- Accomplished in relatively little time:
- Acquired quickly with little effort and sometimes unscrupulously:
See also:Careless
- Unwisely bold or venturesome; rash.
- To cause to happen, especially suddenly or prematurely:
- To cause to fall down from a height; hurl downward:
- To put suddenly into a certain state or condition:
- Performed, carried out, or done without the benefit of wise counsel or careful prior deliberation.
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