RACED Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words

raced

verb

past tense of race

as in competed

to engage in a contest just how many candidates are racing for the senatorial seat this year?

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as in sped

to proceed or move quickly was racing around trying to get everything done before her big trip to India

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Recent Examples of raced Quarterback Cale Hellums ran for 195 yards and five touchdowns and Army raced past Florida Atlantic 56-24 on Saturday. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 The Jayhawks, who raced to an early 17-7 lead and held a six-point lead in the third quarter, ultimately dropped a 35-24 decision to the Wildcats on Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026 LaBranche ran for a 4-yard TD and threw a 17-yard TD pass to Aven Atkins as the Warriors raced to a 43-0 halftime lead. — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026 The first week was devoted to diagnosing the problem; during the second, Harris and Stanton raced to rewrite. — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 Chandler Simpson laced a line drive down the right-field line, scoring both Díaz and Mesa while the speedster raced to third for a triple, giving the Rays a 2-1 lead in the top of the fourth inning. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 At the event, Musk and his team showcased a white sports car that raced up a curved ramp, then clung to it upside down and vaulted off it, flipping in mid-air and hovering slowly before landing on the ground. — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 In Long Beach, with less than two hours before high tide, workers on the Peninsula raced early Sunday morning to build a sand berm stretching westward from 62nd Place. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026 Both the men’s and women’s Chicago Marathon winners raced to victory in the Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3 super shoe on Sunday as the German brand continued to dominate the season. — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2026

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Amber Siyavus, who competed on Season 8 of Big Brother, has died, the Clark County medical examiner in Nevada confirmed to Deadline.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026
Caleb Flynn, a pastor who competed on American Idol season 12, has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for murdering his wife, Ashley Flynn, AP News reports.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of competed

Verb

Just after the sun melted into the sea a deer trotted by, followed by its more nervous baby.

— David G. Allan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
In the 10th, automatic runner Joey Ortiz advanced on a bunt and trotted home when Frelick bounced a single to right field off Grant Wolfram (6-4).

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of trotted

Verb

Two weeks before October 7, Mossad director David Barnea traveled to Doha and asked Qatar to renew the funding, the New York Times reported in 2023.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
Andy Beshear Andy Beshear, the two-term governor of Kentucky who cannot run again under state law, has traveled to a dozen states to campaign with Democratic candidates or headline party dinners, including four of the six early states.

— Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of traveled

Verb

The Off Campus duo, Emma Watson, Hunter Schafer, Chase Infiniti, and Tyriq Withers, who all scurried off together to continue the already-memorable night elsewhere.

— Kelsey Stewart, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2026
Daniels also could have scurried to his feet and spiked the ball because there were seven seconds remaining when he was tackled.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of scurried

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The individual who inflicted the fatal injury drove the spear downward through the victim’s left chest cavity from the front, piercing major arteries and the lungs before creating the hole in the left scapula.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
Ohtani drove the Struggle Bus into Game 3, having struck out seven times in 20 playoff at-bats, with only three singles and no extra-base hits and no RBIs.

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026