Synonyms of bolts

bolts

verb

present tense third-person singular of bolt

1

as in jumps

to move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise)

I bolted as I read the winning lottery numbers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jumps
• leaps
• winces
• cringes
• startles
• jerks
• springs
• flinches
• starts
• twitches
• recoils
• jolts
• reacts
• shrinks
• bounds
• responds
• spooks
• blenches
• quails
• squinches

2

as in races

to proceed or move quickly

the cat bolted for the food dish the minute he spied it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• races
• speeds
• zips
• drives
• rushes
• travels
• flies
• scurries
• trots
• hurries
• chases
• jumps
• barrels
• buzzes
• darts
• runs
• dashes
• bowls
• blows
• belts
• motors
• steps
• scoots
• rams
• tears
• blasts
• scuttles
• rips
• shoots
• zooms
• hurls
• jets
• courses
• jogs
• bundles
• rockets
• cracks (on)
• whirls
• blazes
• rustles
• pelts
• bombs
• hies
• whisks
• hustles
• nips
• hurtles
• careers
• humps
• bustles
• hares
• breezes
• highballs
• beats it
• steps on it
• hastens
• makes tracks
• careens
• cannonballs
• gallops
• shakes a leg
• beetles
• hotfoots (it)
• gets a move on
• sprints
• scampers
• flits
• streaks
• scuds
• stampedes
• arrows
• whizzes
• accelerates
• steps out
• outruns
• scuffles
• quickens
• overtakes
• outstrips
• outpaces
• catches up
• beelines
• fast-forwards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pokes
• crawls
• drags
• creeps
• lags
• lingers
• hangs (around or out)
• pokes
• loiters
• strolls
• dallies
• tarries
• dawdles
• saunters
• shuffles
• dillydallies
• ambles
• slows (down or up)
• lumbers
• decelerates
• plods

3

as in retreats

to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening

the rabbit bolted when it saw the fox approaching

Synonyms & Similar Words

• retreats
• flies
• flees
• runs
• escapes
• breaks
• runs away
• beats a retreat
• turns tail
• runs off
• beats it
• makes tracks
• skedaddles
• hightails (it)
• bugs out
• lams
• absconds
• lights out
• elopes
• gets (away)
• mizzles
• scarpers
• decamps
• scrams
• makes off
• gets out
• skips (out)
• scats
• skirrs
• clears out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• faces
• confronts
• dares
• defies
• braves
• remains
• dwells
• stays
• beards
• lingers
• hangs around
• abides
• sticks around
• tarries

4

as in exclaims

to utter with a sudden burst of strong feeling

bolted out the cuss word without thinking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exclaims
• shouts
• bellows
• cries (out)
• blats
• roars
• ejaculates
• blurts (out)
• leaks
• hollers
• interjects
• whoops
• howls
• ahs
• crows
• hoots
• yowls
• blunders
• bleats
• aahs
• oohs

5

as in inhales

to swallow or eat greedily

the way you bolted those hot dogs, it's no wonder you're feeling a little queasy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inhales
• devours
• gulps
• scarfs
• scoffs
• wolfs
• gobbles
• ravens
• slops
• crams
• gluts
• ingurgitates
• gorges
• gormandizes
• pigs out
• swills
• overeats

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• picks
• pecks
• nibbles

Phrases Containing bolts

• nuts and bolts