scurried
The word “scurried” has 2 syllables: scur-ried
It's pronounced as /ˈskɝ.id/
What is synonym and antonym for scurried?
In the thesaurus, “scurried” has 107 synonyms and 22 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for scurried along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for scurried
- accelerated
- arrowed
- barrel
- barreled
- beat it
- beelined
- beetled
- belted
- blasted
- blazed
- blew
- bolted
- bombed
- bowled
- breezed
- bundled
- bustle
- bustled
- buzzed
- cannonballed
- careened
- careered
- caught up
- chased
- coursed
- dart
- darted
- dash
- dashed
- drove
- dust
- fast-forwarded
- flew
- flitted
- fly
- galloped
- got a move on
- hared
- hasten
- hastened
- hied
- highballed
- hop along
- humped
- hurled
- hurried
- hurry
- hurtled
- hustled
- jetted
- jogged
- jumped
- made tracks
- motored
- nipped
- outpaced
- outran
- outstripped
- overtook
- pelted
- quickened
- race
- raced
- rammed
- ran
- rip
- ripped
- rocketed
- run
- rush
- rushed
- rustled
- scamper
- scampered
- scoot
- scooted
- scud
- scudded
- scuffled
- scutter
- scuttle
- scuttled
- shook a leg
- shoot
- shot
- skim
- sped
- sprint
- sprinted
- stampeded
- step along
- stepped
- stepped on it
- stepped out
- streaked
- tear
- tore
- traveled
- trotted
- whirl
- whirled
- whisk
- whisked
- whizzed
- zip
- zipped
- zoomed
Antonyms for scurried
- ambled
- crawled
- crept
- dallied
- dawdle
- dawdled
- decelerated
- dillydallied
- dragged
- lagged
- lingered
- loaf
- loitered
- lumbered
- plodded
- poked
- sauntered
- shuffled
- slow
- strolled
- tarried
- walk
Meanings of scurried
- verb
- To run with quick light steps, to scamper.
Example Sentences
- The mouse scurried across the kitchen floor.
- Children scurried inside when the rain began to fall.
- She scurried down the hallway to answer the phone.
- The squirrels scurried up the tree at the sound of footsteps.
- Workers scurried to finish the preparations before the event.
On this page you'll find 129 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to scurried, such as: accelerated, ambled, arrowed, barrel, barreled, beat it, beelined.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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- in chambers
- in privacy
- in private
- in the background
- in the dark
- inarticulate
- incoherent
- incommunicable
- inconversable
- indefinite
- indistinct
- inhibited
- jetted
- jogged
- judicious
- jumped
- laconic
- made tracks
- meandered
- middle-of-the-road
- motored
- mousy
- mum
- murmured
- mute
- muted
- neutral
- nipped
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- nonvocal
- not forthcoming
- not talkative
- on-the-fence
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- scooted
- scudded
- scuffled
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- scuttled
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- shook a leg
- shot
- shy
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- silent
- silentious
- sizzled
- skipped
- skittered
- soundless
- sped
- speechless
- speeded
- sprinted
- stampeded
- stepped
- stepped on it
- stepped out
- still
- streaked
- struck dumb
- swished
- taciturn
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- thrummed
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- trotted
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- wary
- wheezed
- whirled
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- whisked
- whispered
- whistled
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- whooshed
- withdrawn
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zoomed
- accelerated
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- barreled
- barrelled
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- beelined
- beetled
- belted
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- blew
- bolted
- bombed
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- bowled
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- built up
- bumbled
- bundled
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- bustled
- buzzed
- cannonballed
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- caught up
- chased
- chirred
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- coursed
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- darted
- dashed
- droned
- drove
- enlarged
- escalated
- expanded
- fast-forwarded
- fizzed
- flew
- flitted
- galloped
- got a move on
- hared
- hastened
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- hissed
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- jumped
- made tracks
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- shot
- sighed
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- stepped
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- whished
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