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  1. rush

    A career was originally the ground for a race, or, especially, for a knight's charge in tournament or battle; whence career was early applied to the charge itself.

    If you will use the lance, take ground for your career.... The four horsemen met in full career.

    Scott Quentin Durward ch. 14, p. 194. [D. F. & CO.]

    In its figurative use career signifies some continuous and conspicuous work, usually a life-work, and most frequently one of honorable achievement. Compare BUSINESS.

    Synonyms:
    career, charge, course, flight, line of achievement, passage, public life, race

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. rush

    Synonyms:
    speed, course, dash, sweep, hurry, stream, roll, charge, drive, fly, burst

    Antonyms:
    march, saunter, lag, retreat, bait, hesitate

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. haste, hurry, rush, rushingnoun

    the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner

    "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"

    Synonyms:
    upsurge, surge, boot, rushing, precipitation, rush, flush, bang, kick, spate, hurriedness, haste, charge, hurry, thrill, hastiness

    Antonyms:
    reserved, unhurried, linger, delay, hold up, detain, dawdle

  2. rush, spate, surge, upsurgenoun

    a sudden forceful flow

    Synonyms:
    tidy sum, wad, peck, mint, haste, plenty, lot, batch, raft, quite a little, passel, spate, muckle, rushing, pile, kick, good deal, stack, mountain, sight, billow, deal, heap, boot, freshet, thrill, flock, hatful, mickle, slew, charge, upsurge, mess, mass, hurry, flush, rush, bang, great deal, surge, pot

    Antonyms:
    reserved, unhurried, detain, linger, hold up, dawdle, delay

  3. rushnoun

    grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems

    Synonyms:
    upsurge, surge, rushing, bang, flush, kick, spate, boot, haste, charge, hurry, thrill

    Antonyms:
    unhurried, reserved, linger, detain, hold up, dawdle, delay

  4. Rush, Benjamin Rushnoun

    physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813)

    Synonyms:
    upsurge, surge, rushing, bang, flush, kick, spate, boot, haste, charge, hurry, thrill

    Antonyms:
    unhurried, reserved, dawdle, detain, linger, delay, hold up

  5. bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kicknoun

    the swift release of a store of affective force

    "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"

    Synonyms:
    iron boot, peak, recoil, strike, haste, accusation, thrill, shudder, blossom, commission, electric charge, prime, squawk, belt, explosive charge, blush, fringe, smash, care, hit, knock, bam, complaint, kick, bloom, gripe, heraldic bearing, billing, cathexis, clap, the boot, tutelage, hot flash, eruption, boot, efflorescence, outpouring, bursting charge, smasher, armorial bearing, guardianship, direction, rosiness, kicking, quiver, chill, charge, upsurge, heyday, rushing, frisson, bearing, spate, hurry, tingle, flower, flush, bitch, bang, bash, blast, rush, shiver, burster, iron heel, mission, gush, surge, beef

    Antonyms:
    unhurried, reserved, detain, linger, dawdle, hold up, delay

  6. rushnoun

    a sudden burst of activity

    "come back after the rush"

    Synonyms:
    upsurge, surge, rushing, bang, flush, kick, spate, boot, haste, charge, hurry, thrill

    Antonyms:
    unhurried, reserved, delay, detain, linger, dawdle, hold up

  7. rush, rushingadjective

    (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line

    "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush"

    Synonyms:
    upsurge, surge, rush, rushing, bang, flush, kick, spate, boot, haste, charge, hurry, thrill

    Antonyms:
    unhurried, reserved, hold up, delay, detain, linger, dawdle

  8. first-come-first-serve(p), rushadjective

    not accepting reservations

    Antonyms:
    reserved, unhurried, dawdle, hold up, delay, detain, linger

  9. rush(a), rushedverb

    done under pressure

    "a rush job"

    Antonyms:
    reserved, unhurried, delay, linger, dawdle, hold up, detain

  10. rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on itverb

    move fast

    "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

    Synonyms:
    run, hotfoot, zip, travel rapidly, cannonball along, quicken, bucket along, race, hurry, accelerate, rush along, hie, hasten, belt along, speed, expedite, look sharp, induce, pelt along, stimulate, festinate, speed up, step on it, rush

    Antonyms:
    unhurried, reserved, delay, hold up, linger, dawdle, detain

  11. rushverb

    attack suddenly

    Synonyms:
    hotfoot, cannonball along, induce, hasten, look sharp, stimulate, belt along, speed, festinate, hurry, pelt along, hie, step on it, rush along, race, bucket along

    Antonyms:
    unhurried, reserved, dawdle, detain, delay, hold up, linger

  12. rush, hurryverb

    urge to an unnatural speed

    "Don't rush me, please!"

    Synonyms:
    hotfoot, zip, travel rapidly, cannonball along, bucket along, race, hurry, rush along, hie, hasten, belt along, speed, look sharp, induce, pelt along, stimulate, festinate, step on it, rush

    Antonyms:
    reserved, unhurried, hold up, delay, linger, detain, dawdle

  13. rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinateverb

    act or move at high speed

    "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"

    Synonyms:
    hotfoot, zip, travel rapidly, cannonball along, bucket along, race, hurry, rush along, hie, hasten, belt along, speed, expedite, look sharp, induce, pelt along, stimulate, festinate, step on it, rush

    Antonyms:
    unhurried, reserved, linger, detain, hold up, delay, dawdle

  14. rushverb

    run with the ball, in football

    Synonyms:
    hotfoot, cannonball along, induce, hasten, look sharp, stimulate, belt along, speed, festinate, hurry, pelt along, hie, step on it, rush along, race, bucket along

    Antonyms:
    unhurried, reserved, detain, hold up, linger, delay, dawdle

  15. race, rushverb

    cause to move fast or to rush or race

    "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze"

    Synonyms:
    hotfoot, cannonball along, bucket along, race, induce, hurry, rush along, hie, hasten, belt along, speed, look sharp, run, pelt along, stimulate, festinate, step on it, rush

    Antonyms:
    unhurried, reserved, delay, detain, hold up, linger, dawdle

  16. induce, stimulate, rush, hastenverb

    cause to occur rapidly

    "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"

    Synonyms:
    shake up, cannonball along, excite, look sharp, belt along, get, shake, energize, perk up, hurry, hasten, stir, induct, expedite, make, energise, arouse, bucket along, speed, step on it, pelt along, cause, bring on, race, induce, hie, stimulate, provoke, have, festinate, hotfoot, brace, rush along, rush

    Antonyms:
    reserved, unhurried, hold up, delay, detain, dawdle, linger

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. hurry

    Submitted by anonymous on June 29, 2019  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. rushnoun

    Synonyms:
    straw (as of little worth), farthing, copper

  2. rushnoun

    Synonyms:
    driving on, violent course

  3. rushverb

    Synonyms:
    career, push on, press on

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. rushnoun

    Synonyms:
    activity, demand

  2. rushverb

    Synonyms:
    press, hurry

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How to use rush in a sentence?

  1. Subodh Chandra:

    She had the opportunity to ask the grand jury to consider whether it could possibly be 'reasonable' or 'justifiable' for officers to speed across the grass when driveways were nearby, rush up to Tamir, and shoot him immediately.

  2. Mickey Mehta:

    There is enough room in the sky to accommodate as many stars, to shine. Stop the rush and chase, approach life with compassion and be unfazed. Reach out there and spread the light of your unique talent, brilliance of your art and let this world be illuminized, get MickeyMized.

  3. Tim Kaine:

    It is not a partisan effort. It was bipartisan from the very beginning, it was introduced to stop a rush to an unnecessary war.

  4. Chris Grier:

    We talked to many many very qualified candidates for this job in both pro and college football, what resonated with us was how excited everyone was for this job. Even in the last two weeks, there were people that were calling trying to get into this job. Steve was very calculated and made sure that we did n’t rush this process. There were times when I was like, let’s go, let’s push this forward and Steve was, ‘ Hey, let’s make sure we do this as thoroughly and correctly as we can. ’.

  5. Limbaugh Show producer James Golden:

    Rush Limbaugh explained to America who conservatives were : That we love the country that we love the people that we’re not these things that the left says we are, rush Limbaugh love for the country, Rush Limbaugh love for the people of this country ; it resonated.


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