105 Synonyms & Antonyms For RACE

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Definitions race [reys] / reɪs / NOUN pursuit; running, speeding Synonyms STRONGEST chase competition contention contest course event marathon match relay run sprint STRONG clash clip dash engagement go meet rivalry rush scurry spurt NOUN group of persons related by common descent Synonyms STRONG blood clan family folk house kin kindred kinfolk line lineage people stock tribe WEAK offspring progeny seed NOUN stream, river Synonyms STRONGEST run STRONG branch brook creek duct gill raceway rill rivulet runnel sluice tide WEAK rindle VERB run, speed in competition Synonyms STRONGEST bolt chase compete contest dart dash fly gallop hurry hustle rush scamper scramble shoot sprint tear STRONG boil bustle career course fling haste hasten hie lash outstrip post pursue scud scuttle skim spurt swoop whisk wing WEAK plunge ahead Antonyms STRONGEST dally dawdle delay procrastinate slow stay wait walk

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Having come from 12 points behind to stun the Scots in 2024, this time the Italians raced into a 12-point lead.

From BBC

Last month, after winning World Cup gold at prestigious Kitzbuhel, Franzoni said he had raced with Franzoso "in his mind" after the two had shared a room at the course a year previously.

From BBC

All the way from Sacramento, and watching the race on TV, he knew what her disposition would be.

From Los Angeles Times

Servite is sending most of its top sprinters to the event, which includes running in the 60-, 150- and 300-meter races.

From Los Angeles Times

But Mahan’s entry into the race has excited the tech and business interests that have until now avoided giving.

From Los Angeles Times

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Words related to race are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word race. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

ancestry birth breed canter career careers caste chase clans clan competition conduit conduits consanguinity coursed course courses creek dash ethnicity extraction family families festinate flies flash flesh folk fly hasten hastened hotfoot house houses hunt hurtling hurry hurries hurtled hurtle hustle ilk ilks kinds kinfolk kin kind kindred line lineage match matches menage nations nationality nation onrush parentage pedigree people peoples progeny ran ran rivalry roots run run run rush rush scampered scamper scampering scoot scramble scurries scuttle scuttled scurried scurry scuttling seeds seed shoot skedaddle sort sped speed sprint sprinted stock strains strain streams stream swam swim tear tears tide tribes tribe varieties variety walk walks whisk whizzes whiz whizzed world

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