GADARENE Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

gadarene

adjective

ˈga-də-ˌrēn

Definition of gadarene

as in hurried

acting or done with excessive or careless speed what began as the defection of a handful of employees soon became a gadarene exodus that threatened to leave the advertising agency understaffed

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Homemade enchiladas might sound like a laborious weekend project, but with a few clever tricks, this version made with black beans and pumpkin can be whipped up on even the most hurried of work nights.

— Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026
Dooley emphasized the preliminary nature of the ruling and the hurried nature of the litigation preceding it in a short, 12-page decision.

— Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of hurried

Adjective

Critics, including Commissioners Christine King and Damian Pardo, call it a rushed effort that could be paid for with existing tax dollars without asking voters for more.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
The teen’s family has said this was a rushed judgment that did not involve a thorough enough investigation.

— Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026

Definition of rushed

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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

Adjective

Expectations for a deal that establishes guardrails on AI are low on both sides, which continue to drive a headlong race toward potentially unfathomable intelligence capabilities.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
The main thing stock folks are worried about – the voracious consumption and headlong deployment of capital for AI – is now the thing lifting rates and potentially restraining growth elsewhere.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of headlong

Adjective

Trump’s strong reactions may relate to his recent banning of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House — a rash action that was stopped by a federal judge last week.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Some people don’t have any symptoms, while others experience fever, body aches, headaches, rash, and gastrointestinal symptoms.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of rash

Adjective

The basal ganglia get better at their job during the first thirty years of life; this is partly why kids are more impulsive and restless than adults.

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
Low self-control, in contrast, is a core contributing factor to numerous problems, including substance abuse and impulsive buying.

— Joan M. Cook, Time, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of impulsive

Adjective

Both sides still have to hash out key details — including what constitutes sufficient medical attention — to avoid scenarios where care and examinations are conducted in a cursory manner to meet numerical goals.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026
Heath pilots a fighter jet, deploys bombs in foreign countries, and thwarts cyberattacks, all after remarkably cursory and casual conversations with a government official.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of cursory

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