WHISKED Synonyms: 175 Similar and Opposite Words

whisked

verb

past tense of whisk

as in rushed

to cause to move or proceed fast or faster the museum guide kept whisking us along, telling us there was much more we had to see

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as in flowed

to move or proceed smoothly and readily now that the highway has been widened, traffic just whisks along

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as in sped

to proceed or move quickly whisked through the crowd and delivered the urgent message

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Recent Examples of whisked She is whisked off to prison midway through You Can See Everything, all but silencing her for the viewer. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2026 Try black vinegar in dipping sauces for scallion pancakes, splashed into a cabbage stir-fry or Black Vinegar Chicken With Radishes, or whisked into a punchy dressing. — Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026 The group of 22 migrants — all adults including seven women — were quickly processed on arrival at Kingston’s Norman Manley International Airport mid-afternoon Tuesday and whisked away by bus with police escort to an undisclosed location. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 Because VisionQuest, like so many of the studio’s products being whisked off its multimedia assembly line, is not just designed to play off previous installments. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026 When Avery was whisked to the hospital, Habelitz and Morrow were notified and rushed there, too. — Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026 The next morning, on September 13, around 10 am, the sculptures were reportedly loaded into a car and whisked away. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Readers are whisked away to Jamaica and the Hebrides, the post-apocalyptic future and the medieval past, university lecture halls and modest sailboats. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026 Seething supporters gathered near the pens’ main gate, hungry for confrontation, but men in camouflage and tactical vests whisked the two women away to a nearby staging area in a four-vehicle motorcade that slipped almost unnoticed out a side exit. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

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Portis rushed to his teammates’ defense, getting into Gafford’s face before the two teams separated them.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
Wessel was rushed to hospital; Hohler was arrested a couple of days later.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of rushed

Verb

From there, wine flowed as attendees tucked into filet mignon and sea bass while chatting across large burgundy floral centerpieces.

— Emily Tannenbaum, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
While the broader economy has grown at a healthy rate, the gains have disproportionately flowed to the wealthiest households.

— Josephine Murphy, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of flowed

Verb

The pinkish squid glided two miles beneath the surface, its long, pale legs trailing from undulating fins, stunning scientists who know remarkably little about its diet, behavior or reproduction.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Merino glided away from challenges to keep Arsenal in control.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of glided

Verb

Crowell snagged Brady Allen's pass and raced 46 yards down the right side for a 17-7 halftime lead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Griffin Wilde, who finished with 133 receiving yards, Alex Honig and Drew Wagner caught passes for scores as Northwestern (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten) raced to a 28-3 lead late in the first half.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of raced

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The organization built a political presence in Texas with lobbying and legislative testimony as the state pushed back on transgender ideology in recent years.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2026
If elected, the younger Bolsonaro, who comports himself as a more moderate version of his father, has been clear on his plans not only to secure his father’s freedom but to punish the top figures in the judiciary who pushed for his prosecution.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of pushed

Verb

The Giants had a chance to take the lead after that but Dominic Zvada’s 44-yard field-goal attempt sailed wide right.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Needing 11 yards on fourth down to continue their drive and cut into a 23-7 Packers lead, Prescott narrowly avoided a sack before lofting a pass that sailed out the back of the end zone, not close to any particular Cowboys receiver.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026

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