CAREERING Synonyms: 149 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in rushing

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verb

present participle of career

as in speeding

to proceed or move quickly she careered off to the class she'd almost forgotten

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Recent Examples of careering

Verb

Hefty stockpiles among major consumers, alongside reductions in demand, have so far kept oil prices from careering out of control. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 24 July 2026

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Adjective

As officers were examining the shooting site, a separate patrol unit stopped a speeding white 2019 BMW 330i near South 11th and Keyes streets and discovered one of the occupants was the third victim, a man who had been shot in the arm.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
The Texas Department of Transportation’s anti-speeding campaign that begins Saturday, July 18, features the story of a Fort Worth teen who was killed in a 2022 crash.

— Mary Ella Hastings Updated July 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026

Definition of speeding

Adjective

This is the experience of some students in the state and it is being further complicated by the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence, rising college costs and limited exposure to jobs before graduation.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Their operational training regularly includes rapid rope insertions from heights of 100 feet or more.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of rapid

Verb

But she, and New York Times journalists observing the raid, were soon distracted by a group of cockroaches scurrying past an oil canister.

— Zishaan a Latif, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
There are cities where rats are glimpsed at night, furtively scurrying into a dark corner or among the train tracks.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of scurrying

Adjective

Would-be buyers can place a reservation online, with a $5,000 deposit, for a non-flying model of the Roadster.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
At the Philadelphia International Airport, non-flying guests are able to enter the airport terminals through a program called Wingmate.

— Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of flying

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At each step in this chain, a portion of the electrons’ energy is siphoned off to pump protons across a membrane—Mitchell’s great insight—and the pressure of those protons rushing back through a molecular turbine is what makes ATP.

— Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
After allowing four sacks and managing 33 rushing yards against the Bears, TCU ranks last in the Big 12 in rushing yards and sacks allowed.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of rushing

Adjective

That drew a swift rebuke from a bipartisan group of Senators, who wrote a letter to Apple arguing that to do so would imperil national security.

— Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
The provincial government’s spokeswoman, Samar Haroon Bilour, praised rescue workers for their swift response.

— Riaz Khan, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of swift

Verb

While an ordinary walk might leave her mind racing toward work, looking for a particular color gave it something else to do, effectively putting all that other mental chatter on mute.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 20 Oct. 2026
Together, the symbols represent more than 280 years of racing history and state pride, officials say.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of racing

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