MOTORED Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

motored

verb

past tense of motor

as in raced

to proceed or move quickly effortlessly motored past the other runners for a first-place finish

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as in drove

to travel by a motorized vehicle motoring along the highway at the speed limit

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Recent Examples of motored In the fifth, Harper lined a ball into the gap in left-center field and motored around to third base for a two-run triple. — Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026 In the fifth, Harper lined a ball into the gap in left-center field and motored around to third base for a two-run triple. — ABC News, 20 June 2026 Walls motored easily into third. — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 Brian said that his wife fell overboard from their eight-foot dinghy while the couple motored back to their yacht, Soulmate, off the coast of Elbow Cay around dusk. — Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026 Eventually, Flores and Álvarez motored to the rendezvous point, where there was no sign of the Fiorella, or of the other skiff. — Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026 Over the Moon motored from Homewood Marina, a docking facility on the lake’s west shore below the ski hill of the same name, cruising south across a then calm lake to picturesque Emerald Bay. — Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026 The Route 66 Car Museum takes you on a century-long trip through automotive history; its collection of more than 75 classic cars includes the kind of models that motored down the Mother Road in its heyday. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 12 Apr. 2026 Of the last four Formula 1 races in Miami Gardens, two Miami Grands Prix and two F1 Sprints, McLaren’s motored to four wins, including three consecutive 1-2 finishes. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026

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Immigrants crowded waiting rooms and spilled into hallways as clerks raced to process around 100 people scheduled for an administrative hearing that morning.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
The Kansas City Royals raced out to a quick lead against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026

Definition of raced

Verb

Jackson Merrill blasted a ball to left-center field leading off, and, two outs later, Jake Cronenworth drove in two runs with a shot to right-center.

— Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Sure, the proliferation of plastic with lounge benefits drove more visitors to the airport lounges.

— Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Definition of drove

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

Verb

Luke Russert traveled to foreign countries in grief Russert later attended Boston College and graduated in 2008.

— Jay Stahl, USA Today, 1 July 2026
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert sign has traveled from the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York to a restaurant in Southern California.

— Alys Martinez, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Definition of traveled

Verb

She was rushed from her Nashville apartment to Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Multiple explosions shook central Kyiv and reverberated across the capital throughout the night as thousands of residents rushed to bomb shelters and underground metro stations.

— Gleb Garanich, USA Today, 2 July 2026