HASTENED Synonyms: 209 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in hurried

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verb

past tense of hasten

as in accelerated

to cause to move or proceed fast or faster hasten the activation of yeast with heat

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as in sped

to proceed or move quickly the contractors hastened to complete the project before the deadline

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Recent Examples of hastened

Adjective

During a hurricane, leaf litter blown or washed out of the canopy ended up in the complex network of roots below, providing a pulse of nutrients that enhanced the production of new roots and hastened mangrove recovery. — John Kominoski, The Conversation, 10 June 2026

Verb

Their work both shortened the war and hastened the birth of modern computing. — CNN Money, 27 May 2026 Their work both shortened the war and hastened the birth of modern computing. — ABC News, 26 May 2026 The familiarity hastened the get-to-know-you process. — Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 8 June 2026 In a high valley, a troop of men hastened in his direction, carrying axes and long knives. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026 And as many have already hastened to point out, the effects of a pure classics , Christian-heavy curriculum aren’t only philosophical. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026 But Ortberg’s relentlessly systematic approach hastened the progress, and the results are now showing in a big way. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 June 2026 The decline of the area’s office market — notably in downtown Hartford and north of Hartford — was hastened by the pandemic and a shift of an increasing number of workers splitting time between home and office. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026 Such appropriation has, perhaps, hastened our collective disremembering of its details. — Judy Berman, Time, 4 May 2026

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But for some reason the powers that be have decreed artificial intelligence a civilizational imperative, requiring the hurried construction of swarms of data centers, on Earth and in space.

— Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
Right now, decisions are being made in a hurried, contradictory fashion.

— Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026

Definition of hurried

Verb

Prosecutors allege Clay intentionally drove his car onto the sidewalk, sped toward a crowd of pedestrians and hit eight of them before slamming into a gate.

— Jason Green, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
Trump confirmed the project after the helipad plans had been rumored for months, with construction reportedly sped up ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit in September, according to the Washington Post.

— Kiara Moore, The Washington Examiner, 6 July 2026

Definition of sped

Adjective

Instead, Mahan and his wealthy Silicon Valley backers talked themselves into a rushed and premature campaign that was never remotely competitive.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
As immigration officers arrested her six weeks ago, through tears and a rushed goodbye, Maria de Jesus Estrada Juarez had a request for her daughter.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026

Definition of rushed

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Earlier this week Iran also pushed back against a statement from France’s President Emmanuel Macron that said France, Oman and others would collaborate on removing mines from the strait.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Falling oil prices and the easing of a commodities crunch have pushed countries — wary of being left exposed by another global crisis akin to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz — to shore up their stockpiles.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 3 July 2026

Definition of pushed

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While the administration had urged the court to only decide for now that bans are allowed and not get into whether they’re required, officials are already anticipating the next round.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 8 July 2026
And while this is a special occasion, we’re urged to get a little messy with our food — to use our hands, to paint with a salad, to draw on a cookie.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

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