drive-by
1 of 2adjective
ˈdrīv-ˈbī 
1
: carried out from a moving vehicle
a drive-by shooting
2
: done or made in a quick or cursory manner
drive-by
2 of 2noun
ˈdrīv-ˌbī
plural drive-bys
: a drive-by shooting
Synonyms
Adjective
- cursory
- flying
- gadarene
- hasty
- headlong
- helter-skelter
- hurried
- overhasty
- pell-mell
- precipitate
- precipitous
- rash
- rushed
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Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1968, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1977, in the meaning defined above
drive-by
adjective
as in hurried
acting or done with excessive or careless speed the administrator's schedule left her with no time to make more than a drive-by assessment of the situation Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- hurried
- cursory
- rash
- rushed
- hasty
- flying
- impulsive
- reckless
- sudden
- quick
- rapid
- makeshift
- spontaneous
- swift
- headlong
- precipitate
- impromptu
- precipitous
- gadarene
- rush
- overhasty
- helter-skelter
- breakneck
- abrupt
- pell-mell
- breathtaking
- speedy
- slapdash
- horseback
- madcap
- impatient
- snap
- spur-of-the-moment
- impetuous
- offhand
- hotheaded
- offhanded
- off-the-cuff
- heady
- unadvised
- headstrong
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- deliberate
- unhurried
- unrushed
- prolonged
- circumspect
- calculated
- calculating
- measured
- extended
- forethoughtful
- leisurely
- tentative
- slow
- foresighted
- pokey
- hesitant
- faltering
- dallying
- drawn-out
- hesitating
- long-term
- poky
- dawdling
- laggard
- shilly-shallying