Need another word that means the same as “sprint”? Find 37 synonyms and 30 related words for “sprint” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Sprint” are: run, race, dart, rush, dash, hasten, hurry, scurry, scuttle, scamper, hare, bolt, bound, fly, gallop, career, charge, pound, shoot, hurtle, speed, streak, whizz, zoom, go like lightning, go hell for leather, go like the wind, flash, burst of speed, turn of speed, increase of speed, burst of energy, spurt
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “sprint” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| burst of energy | The act of exploding or bursting. |
| burst of speed | Rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms. |
| dash | A horizontal stroke in writing or printing to mark a pause or break in sense or to represent omitted letters or words. He is preparing for the 100 yard dash. |
| gallop | A ride on a horse at a gallop. Dancer fractured a foreleg on the gallops. |
| increase of speed | The amount by which something increases. |
| race | A series of races for horses or dogs held at a fixed time on a set course. Angling for tuna in turbulent tidal races. |
| rush | The swift release of a store of affective force. The linebackers were ready to stop a rush. |
| spurt | A sudden marked burst or increase of activity or speed. A growth spurt. |
| turn of speed | The act of changing or reversing the direction of the course. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “sprint” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| bolt | Make or roll into bolts. The lid was bolted down. |
| bound | Move forward by leaps and bounds. Shares bounded ahead in early dealing. |
| career | Move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way. The cars careered down the road. |
| charge | Cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on. This fellow charges 100 for a massage. |
| dart | Shoot an animal with a dart typically in order to administer a drug. His forefinger darted in all directions as he spoke. |
| dash | Hurl or thrust violently. I must dash I m late. |
| flash | Gleam or glow intermittently. The election results flashed on the screen. |
| fly | Hit a fly. We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America. |
| gallop | Ride at a galloping pace. Fred galloped the horse off to the start. |
| go hell for leather | Be or continue to be in a certain condition. |
| go like lightning | To be spent or finished. |
| go like the wind | Give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number. |
| hare | Run quickly like a hare. He hared down the hill. |
| hasten | Cause to occur rapidly. This tragedy probably hastened his own death from heart disease. |
| hurry | Move or act with great haste. Hurry up and finish your meal. |
| hurtle | Move or cause to move at high speed, typically in an uncontrolled manner. The cars hurtled by. |
| pound | Place or shut up in a pound. The locks pound the water of the canal. |
| race | Cause to move fast or to rush or race. Let s race and see who gets there first. |
| run | Run stand or compete for an office or a position. Inflation is running at 11 per cent. |
| rush | Cause to move fast or to rush or race. We have to rush. |
| scamper | To move about or proceed hurriedly. He scampered in like an overgrown puppy. |
| scurry | To move about or proceed hurriedly. Pedestrians scurried for cover. |
| scuttle | To move about or proceed hurriedly. |
| shoot | Of a bud or shoot appear sprout. Shoot a basket. |
| speed | Of a motorist travel at a speed that is greater than the legal limit. Humps are to be used to reduce speeding. |
| streak | Cover a surface with streaks. The plane streaked across the sky. |
| whizz | Do or deal with quickly. The missiles whizzed past. |
| zoom | Cause a lens or camera to zoom in or out. TV ratings will zoom. |
| athlete | A person trained to compete in sports. He had the broad shouldered build of a natural athlete. |
| celerity | Swiftness of movement. |
| dart | A small pointed missile with a feather or plastic flight used in the game of darts. The cat made a dart for the door. |
| dash | Break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over. He is preparing for the 100 yard dash. |
| disconcerted | Having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion. Looked at each other dumbly quite disconcerted. |
| fast | (of a dye) not fading in light or when washed. He made a rope fast to each corner. |
| flit | A secret move (to avoid paying debts. Moonlight flits from one insalubrious dwelling to another. |
| haste | Overly eager speed (and possible carelessness. He soon regretted his haste. |
| hasten | Cause to occur rapidly. He hastened to refute the assertion. |
| hastily | In a hurried or hasty manner. Hastily he scanned the headlines. |
| hie | Go quickly. I hied down to New Orleans. |
| hurdle | Take part in a hurdle race. Many would like to emigrate to the United States but face formidable hurdles. |
| hurriedly | In a quick or rushed manner. The way they buried him so hurriedly was disgraceful. |
| hurry | A condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry. We d better hurry. |
| hustle | Pressure someone into doing something. He hustled his company s oil around the country. |
| marathon | A battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies defeated the Persians. The last leg of an interview marathon which began this summer. |
| overhasty | Excessively hasty. Rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion. |
| petulance | An irritable petulant feeling. A slight degree of petulance had crept into his voice. |
| precipitant | A substance that causes the precipitation of a specified substance. Depression may be a precipitant in many cases. |
| quicken | (of a woman) reach a stage in pregnancy when movements of the fetus can be felt. On the third day after his death the human body of Jesus was quickened by the Spirit. |
| quickly | With rapid movements. Reg s illness progressed frighteningly quickly. |
| race | Prepare and enter an animal or vehicle for races. Hill started from pole position and won the race. |
| running | Executed or initiated by running. A running engine. |
| rush | Cause to move fast or to rush or race. Come back after the rush. |
| rushed | (of a person) short of time; hurrying. A rushed job. |
| rushing | The action of gaining yardage or scoring a touchdown or conversion by running from scrimmage with the ball. He seems so calm amid all the rushing people. |
| scramble | Put (clothes) on hurriedly. The scramble might be a training exercise or it might not. |
| shove | Push roughly. Kids pushed kicked and shoved. |
| swiftness | A rate (usually rapid) at which something happens. The turtle ran on shore with remarkable swiftness. |
| urgently | In a way which requires immediate action or attention. This matter has to be addressed urgently. |
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