All hastily synonyms
hastΒ·y
H h adv hastily
- carelessly β If someone does something carelessly, they do it without much thought or effort.
- promptly β done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply.
- hurriedly β moving or working rapidly, especially forced or required to hurry, as a person.
- suddenly β happening, coming, made, or done quickly, without warning, or unexpectedly: a sudden attack.
- swiftly β moving or capable of moving with great speed or velocity; fleet; rapid: a swift ship.
- nimbly β quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid: nimble feet.
- speedily β characterized by speed; rapid; swift; fast.
- quickly β with speed; rapidly; very soon.
- prematurely β occurring, coming, or done too soon: a premature announcement.
- apace β If something develops or continues apace, it is developing or continuing quickly.
- fast β moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker.
- flat-out β moving or working at top speed or with maximum effort; all-out: a flat-out effort by all contestants.
- impetuously β of, relating to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive: an impetuous decision; an impetuous person.
- impulsively β actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses: an impulsive child.
- lickety-split β at great speed; rapidly: to travel lickety-split.
- posthaste β with the greatest possible speed or promptness: to come to a friend's aid posthaste.
- rapidly β occurring within a short time; happening speedily: rapid growth.
- rashly β acting or tending to act too hastily or without due consideration.
- recklessly β utterly unconcerned about the consequences of some action; without caution; careless (usually followed by of): to be reckless of danger.
- straightaway β straight onward, without turn or curve, as a racecourse.
- agilely β quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe: an agile leap.
- double-quick β very quick or rapid.
- heedlessly β careless; thoughtless; unmindful: Heedless of the danger, he returned to the burning building to save his dog.
- precipitately β to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis.
- subito β (as a musical direction) suddenly; abruptly: subito pianissimo.
- thoughtless β lacking in consideration for others; inconsiderate; tactless: a thoughtless remark.
adverb hastily
- expeditiously β In an expeditious manner.
adjective hastily
- ludicrously β causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable: a ludicrous lack of efficiency.
- psychotically β Psychiatry. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis. Synonyms: (in nontechnical usage) insane, psychopathic, lunatic, mentally ill; mad, disturbed, deranged, demented, non compos mentis. Antonyms: sane; compos mentis, clearheaded, lucid.
- distractedly β having the attention diverted: She tossed several rocks to the far left and slipped past the distracted sentry.
- like mad β mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented.
- hurry-scurry β headlong, disorderly haste; hurry and confusion.
- rabidly β irrationally extreme in opinion or practice: a rabid isolationist; a rabid baseball fan.
- turbulent β being in a state of agitation or tumult; disturbed: turbulent feelings or emotions.
- dementedly β crazy; insane; mad.
- nonsensically β (of words or language) having little or no meaning; making little or no sense: A baby's babbling is appealingly nonsensical.
- hysterically β of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria.
- helter-skelter β in headlong and disorderly haste: The children ran helter-skelter all over the house.
- devotedly β zealous or ardent in attachment, loyalty, or affection: a devoted friend.
- senselessly β destitute or deprived of sensation; unconscious.
- frenziedly β In a frenzied manner.
- absurdly β utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false: an absurd explanation.
- deliriously β Pathology. affected with or characteristic of delirium.
- something fierce β desperately, intensely
- stormy β affected, characterized by, or subject to storms; tempestuous: a stormy sea.
- madly β insanely or wildly: The old witch cackled madly.