Synonyms of scurry

scurry 1 of 2

verb

ˈskər-ē 

as in to hurry

to proceed or move quickly

everyone scurried back to work as soon as they had finished their lunch in the cafeteria

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hurry
• rush
• fly
• race
• trot
• speed
• travel
• jump
• drive
• chase
• zip
• scoot
• run
• scuttle
• buzz
• blow
• dart
• step
• tear
• dash
• rip
• rustle
• blast
• hurl
• zoom
• shoot
• whirl
• hasten
• jog
• hustle
• hurtle
• breeze
• bowl
• bolt
• careen
• ram
• course
• blaze
• crack (on)
• hare
• whisk
• hie
• nip
• motor
• pelt
• rocket
• career
• jet
• hump
• scamper
• barrel
• bustle
• gallop
• beat it
• bundle
• belt
• flit
• get a move on
• make tracks
• highball
• step on it
• hotfoot (it)
• bomb
• shake a leg
• cannonball
• accelerate
• sprint
• stampede
• streak
• beetle
• whiz
• overtake
• whizz
• quicken
• step out
• outrun
• scud
• scuffle
• outpace
• outstrip
• catch up
• arrow
• fast-forward
• beeline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• creep
• crawl
• drag
• poke
• linger
• hang (around or out)
• dawdle
• loiter
• poke
• lag
• stroll
• tarry
• saunter
• amble
• shuffle
• plod
• slow (down or up)
• lumber
• decelerate
• dillydally
• dally

scurry

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noun

as in scuttle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scuttle
• bustle
• scramble
• stir
• flutter
• rush
• hurry
• beeline
• haste
• flurry
• dash
• stampede
• whirl
• precipitation
• hustle
• hastiness
• precipitousness
• velocity
• speed
• expedition
• rapidity
• swiftness
• impulsivity
• quickness
• impulsiveness
• rashness
• impetuosity
• dispatch
• impetuousness
• celerity
• hotheadedness
• promptitude
• promptness
• fleetness
• speediness
• fastness
• expeditiousness
• rapidness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deliberation
• slowness
• deliberateness
• procrastination
• lateness
• lethargy
• inertia
• torpor
• inaction
• sluggishness
• dilatoriness
• languor
• pokiness
• dormancy
• inertness
• inactivity
• quiescence
• leisureliness

Examples of scurry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

By nature, house centipedes are shy around people and will try to scurry away from humans whenever possible. —Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2024

The birds scurry between the legs of an older goat, quacking nonstop. —Sushmita Pathak, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2024

Keep your eyes peeled for some small mice scurrying by amid the close-ups of White rocking out and ample crowd shots. —Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 12 Sep. 2024

The shooting at Apalachee High School sent students and faculty desperately scurrying for cover as schools across the county went into lockdown and parents scrambled for information. —Isabel Rosales, CNN, 4 Sep. 2024