RACES Synonyms: 165 Similar and Opposite Words

races 1 of 2

noun

plural of race

as in families

archaic a group of persons who come from the same ancestor the last descendent of a race of kings

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as in nations

dated a people having a common language, culture, and body of traditions Winston Churchill's famous hope and prediction that World War II would be remembered by future generations as the finest hour of the Britannic race

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races

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of race

as in competes

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

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as in speeds

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 races

Noun

Its stated purpose is to help Democrats win competitive Pennsylvania House races and flip the chamber. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2026 Since then, American Future PAC has spent at least $30,000 across 10 promos targeting state races in Alabama, Illinois, Georgia and Maryland. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The results of key races will impact the balance of power in Raleigh, where Democrats hope to pick up seats in the General Assembly and Republicans are trying to maintain their majorities in the state House and Senate. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026 The distributor will also submit Pullman for Best Supporting Actor, Metcalf for Best Supporting Actress and Lie for Best Actor in awards-season races. — Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026 Republicans are trying to maintain their four-seat majority in the Senate in November and are currently locked in competitive races in North Carolina, Maine, Iowa, Ohio, Kansas and Alaska, in addition to Texas. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026 All four races step off this Saturday, bringing lots of road closures around the city. — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Notably, Johnson had backed Scott in previous leadership races. — semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Two of those states, Texas and Ohio, are home to competitive races that could be key to control of the Senate. — Elena Moore, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026

Verb

The high pressure air in the Great Basin races downhill to the coast. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 These days, the market is awash in retailers and consumer plays that are leaking market cap as every investment dollar races out into the AI trade. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026 The Supra is one of the vehicles most closely associated with Walker’s Fast & Furious character, Brian O’Conner, who builds and races a bright orange version of the A80 in the first installment of the popular movie franchise. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2026 In its breathless finale, Curry races through the mansion reconstructing every murder, flinging himself through doors and corridors while maintaining the verbal precision of a stage actor performing at double speed. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026 Finn Gomez / Getty Images Kirkwood, who races for Andretti Global, started second but took the lead on the opening lap with a daring maneuver around the outside of pole-sitter and championship leader Alex Palou in front of the National Archives. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026 When Phoebe Hunt, a documentarian for Tempus Tours, discovers that a real estate heiress who didn’t return from a journey is actually a suspicious woman from Phoebe’s past, Phoebe races to stop history from being rewritten. — Monitor Reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026 Five big School Board races Despite Broward’s anemic turnout, the stakes are high for the county School Board on Tuesday. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026 Many voters will also have Miami-Dade School Board races on their ballots. — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for races

Noun

Both have become tools for wealthy families seeking easier travel or a fallback if political and economic conditions worsen at home.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
At least six families said health workers visited only after a child had died from measles in their community.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of families

Noun

While many nations were already moving towards taking over their maternal and child health needs, lead times for orders can be a year or more, five former USAID officials said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
The development calls into question the future of the USMCA, which will face annual reviews until 2036—or until one of the three partner nations decides to pull out.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of nations

Verb

SpaceX competes with Anthropic and OpenAI in the AI market, though Grok trails far behind models from top rivals.

— Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Out of sub-Saharan Africa, Cameroonian director Auguste Bernard Kouemo competes with House of the Wind, which debuted in the Venice Film Festival’s Orizzonti sidebar winning its Special Jury Prize and the Lion of the Future for a Debut Film.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of competes

Verb

For health care CFOs, the challenge is distinguishing between an AI tool that speeds up billing and one that helps patients get the right care in the right setting—potentially changing the economics of care itself.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
This speeds customs and ensures a smoother cross-border delivery experience.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of speeds

Noun

Some environmental groups agree tribes should have a greater say, yet support the project because it’s pitched as a major cleanup effort.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Native American tribes say the approximately 520-acre site in Virginia is sacred.

— Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of tribes

Noun

As part of orchestrating this project, Simon was also involved in securing visas for the various international performers, encountering in the process the uneven access to travel for cultural workers across classes, nationalities, and milieus.

— Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
The job even gets meta, with the British star cracking a joke about which nationalities are cast in best roles Hollywood has to offer Black talent.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of nationalities

Verb

Some of the roughly 18 locations were chosen, Hale contends, because the city failed to respond to numerous 311 calls for improvement.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
But Uthmeier contends an overly broad reading of the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause has been twisted into a tool to suppress Christians and other believers.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of contends

Verb

Despite the expansion of Starlink and other communications satellite services, most of the world’s Internet traffic still travels through subsea cables crisscrossing the ocean floors.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
In two Top-10 matchups in the final week of the regular season, Loyola hosts Mount Carmel — and Hersey travels to Prospect.

— Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

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