hasty

adjective

ˈhā-stē

hastier; hastiest

: done or made in a hurry

hasty city-street snapshots

R. B. Heilman

: fast and typically superficial

made a hasty examination of the wound

archaic : rapid in action or movement : speedy

: acting too quickly : overly eager or impatient

realized he had been hasty in quitting his job

: exhibiting a lack of careful thought or consideration : precipitate, rash

We don't want to make any hasty decisions.

: prone to anger : irritable

a hasty temperament

hastiness noun

Example Sentences

I made a hasty sketch of the scene. Seeing the dog, the cat made a hasty retreat up a tree. We don't want to make any hasty decisions. He later realized that he was too hasty in his decision to quit.

Recent Examples on the Web Ann Dowd’s Aunt Lydia feels tangential to the proceedings; Alexis Bledel’s Emily, in the wake of the performer’s leaving the show, is explained away in a single hasty scene.

Daniel D'addario, Variety, 8 Sep. 2022 And the second the father and his brood turn away, the actor, after a hasty goodbye, literally runs away.

Lauren Larson, Men's Health, 7 Sep. 2022 That left a mass killing event as the most likely explanation for the group’s demise and hasty, unceremonious interment.

Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2022 And last week, in a hasty hallway meeting, employees were told to start coming in four days a week after Labor Day.

Taylor Telford, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022 But much of the military equipment flaunted at Bagram appeared to be what U.S. and NATO forces left behind in the last days of a hasty withdrawal.

Susannah George, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 The Taliban assumed control of Kabul – and the country as a whole – after President Biden ordered a hasty withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Afghanistan that ended on Aug. 30, 2021.

Peter Aitken, Fox News, 29 Aug. 2022 The hasty announcement at SpaceX’s test facility in Texas was notable for its lack of detail and Elon Musk’s fretting that the public wouldn’t understand the importance of the project.

Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 26 Aug. 2022 For many couples, what might have been in peacetime a days-long extravaganza is compressed into a moment where a few family members witness a hasty exchange of vows and a kiss during a break from front-line duty.

Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2022 See More

hasty

adjective

as in hurried

acting or done with excessive or careless speed Anna later regretted her hasty decision to sell her car

Synonyms & Similar Words

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hurried
rushed
impulsive
rash
overhasty
reckless
cursory
rapid
sudden
swift
precipitous
headlong
precipitate
quick
spontaneous
abrupt
makeshift
flying
impetuous
rush
impromptu
drive-by
helter-skelter
pell-mell
impatient
slapdash
unadvised
gadarene
breakneck
speedy
breathtaking
madcap
hotheaded
headstrong
offhanded
heady
spur-of-the-moment
snap
offhand
off-the-cuff
horseback

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

deliberate
unhurried
circumspect
unrushed
prolonged
calculated
foresighted
calculating
tentative
hesitant
forethoughtful
slow
measured
extended
hesitating
faltering
leisurely
drawn-out
pokey
laggard
poky
long-term
dallying
dawdling
shilly-shallying

as in rapid

moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed we all wish our sick friend a hasty recovery

Synonyms & Similar Words

rapid
quick
fast
brisk
galloping
swift
hurried
whirlwind
speedy
breathless
lightning
rattling
breakneck
hot
flying
splitting
rushed
fleet
accelerated
blistering
dizzy
rapid-fire
snappy
zippy
expeditious
hastened
at speed
rush
prompt
ready
vigorous
fleet-footed
nippy
strong
quickened
strenuous
breathtaking
energetic
high-speed
ultrafast
ultrarapid

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

slow
deliberate
sluggish
unhurried
languid
dragging
leisurely
plodding
pokey
lingering
laggard
crawling
poky
dilatory
tardy
dallying
late
slowish
measured
dawdling
dillydallying
poking
ultraslow

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of hasty are expeditious, fast, fleet, quick, rapid, speedy, and swift. While all these words mean "moving, proceeding, or acting with celerity," hasty suggests hurry and precipitousness and often connotes carelessness.

a hasty inspection

The words expeditious and hasty can be used in similar contexts, but expeditious suggests efficiency together with rapidity of accomplishment.

the expeditious handling of an order

Both fast and rapid are very close in meaning, but fast applies particularly to the thing that moves.

fast horses

In some situations, the words fleet and hasty are roughly equivalent. However, fleet adds the implication of lightness and nimbleness.

fleet runners

Although the words quick and hasty have much in common, quick suggests promptness and the taking of little time.

a quick wit

The synonyms rapid and hasty are sometimes interchangeable, but rapid applies to the movement itself, rather than to the thing that moves.

rapid current

While in some cases nearly identical to hasty, speedy implies quickness of successful accomplishment and may also suggest unusual velocity.

speedy delivery of mail

While the synonyms swift and hasty are close in meaning, swift suggests great rapidity coupled with ease of movement.

returned the ball with one swift stroke

单词	hasty
释义	hasty adjective ˈhā-stē hastier; hastiest 1 a : done or made in a hurry hasty city-street snapshots R. B. Heilman b : fast and typically superficial made a hasty examination of the wound c archaic : rapid in action or movement : speedy 2 : acting too quickly : overly eager or impatient realized he had been hasty in quitting his job 3 : exhibiting a lack of careful thought or consideration : precipitate, rash We don't want to make any hasty decisions. 4 : prone to anger : irritable a hasty temperament hastiness noun Synonyms cursory drive-by flying gadarene headlong helter-skelter hurried overhasty pell-mell precipitate precipitous rash rushed See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences I made a hasty sketch of the scene. Seeing the dog, the cat made a hasty retreat up a tree. We don't want to make any hasty decisions. He later realized that he was too hasty in his decision to quit. Recent Examples on the Web Ann Dowd’s Aunt Lydia feels tangential to the proceedings; Alexis Bledel’s Emily, in the wake of the performer’s leaving the show, is explained away in a single hasty scene. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 8 Sep. 2022 And the second the father and his brood turn away, the actor, after a hasty goodbye, literally runs away. Lauren Larson, Men's Health, 7 Sep. 2022 That left a mass killing event as the most likely explanation for the group’s demise and hasty, unceremonious interment. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2022 And last week, in a hasty hallway meeting, employees were told to start coming in four days a week after Labor Day. Taylor Telford, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022 But much of the military equipment flaunted at Bagram appeared to be what U.S. and NATO forces left behind in the last days of a hasty withdrawal. Susannah George, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 The Taliban assumed control of Kabul – and the country as a whole – after President Biden ordered a hasty withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Afghanistan that ended on Aug. 30, 2021. Peter Aitken, Fox News, 29 Aug. 2022 The hasty announcement at SpaceX’s test facility in Texas was notable for its lack of detail and Elon Musk’s fretting that the public wouldn’t understand the importance of the project. Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 26 Aug. 2022 For many couples, what might have been in peacetime a days-long extravaganza is compressed into a moment where a few family members witness a hasty exchange of vows and a kiss during a break from front-line duty. Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology see haste entry 1 First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1c Phrases Containing hasty hasty pudding made/beat a hasty retreat hasty pudding made/beat a hasty retreat Kids Definition hasty adjective ˈhā-stē hastier; hastiest 1 : done or made in a hurry a hasty trip 2 : made, done, or decided without proper care and thought a hasty decision hasty adjective 1 as in hurried acting or done with excessive or careless speed Anna later regretted her hasty decision to sell her car Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance hurried rushed impulsive rash overhasty reckless cursory rapid sudden swift precipitous headlong precipitate quick spontaneous abrupt makeshift flying impetuous rush impromptu drive-by helter-skelter pell-mell impatient slapdash unadvised gadarene breakneck speedy breathtaking madcap hotheaded headstrong offhanded heady spur-of-the-moment snap offhand off-the-cuff horseback Antonyms & Near Antonyms deliberate unhurried circumspect unrushed prolonged calculated foresighted calculating tentative hesitant forethoughtful slow measured extended hesitating faltering leisurely drawn-out pokey laggard poky long-term dallying dawdling shilly-shallying See More 2 as in rapid moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed we all wish our sick friend a hasty recovery Synonyms & Similar Words rapid quick fast brisk galloping swift hurried whirlwind speedy breathless lightning rattling breakneck hot flying splitting rushed fleet accelerated blistering dizzy rapid-fire snappy zippy expeditious hastened at speed rush prompt ready vigorous fleet-footed nippy strong quickened strenuous breathtaking energetic high-speed ultrafast ultrarapid Antonyms & Near Antonyms slow deliberate sluggish unhurried languid dragging leisurely plodding pokey lingering laggard crawling poky dilatory tardy dallying late slowish measured dawdling dillydallying poking ultraslow See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of hasty are expeditious, fast, fleet, quick, rapid, speedy, and swift. While all these words mean "moving, proceeding, or acting with celerity," hasty suggests hurry and precipitousness and often connotes carelessness. a hasty inspection The words expeditious and hasty can be used in similar contexts, but expeditious suggests efficiency together with rapidity of accomplishment. the expeditious handling of an order Both fast and rapid are very close in meaning, but fast applies particularly to the thing that moves. fast horses In some situations, the words fleet and hasty are roughly equivalent. However, fleet adds the implication of lightness and nimbleness. fleet runners Although the words quick and hasty have much in common, quick suggests promptness and the taking of little time. a quick wit The synonyms rapid and hasty are sometimes interchangeable, but rapid applies to the movement itself, rather than to the thing that moves. rapid current While in some cases nearly identical to hasty, speedy implies quickness of successful accomplishment and may also suggest unusual velocity. speedy delivery of mail While the synonyms swift and hasty are close in meaning, swift suggests great rapidity coupled with ease of movement. returned the ball with one swift stroke
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hasty

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