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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    Investigators are racing to establish how and why the deadly New Year's Eve fire at a bar in a Swiss ski resort spread so rapidly.

    From BBC

    Maisy began her racing adventures with indoor karting at the age of eight, later than most drivers who rise in the outdoors version of the sport.

    From BBC

    Arne Slot says the first half of Liverpool's season has been a "constant battle", admitting the Premier League title race appears to be a duel between Arsenal and Manchester City.

    From Barron's

    In a highly competitive race, the Scottish Greens and the Scottish Liberal Democrats also see potential for growth.

    From BBC

    But for Gen Zers who are experiencing economic uncertainty and social isolation, such a program can sound attractive – no matter their race.

    From Salon

    Related Words

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

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