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 Shawn suddenly jumped up from his seat and raced to the entrance. — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026 Verstappen won the last time F1 raced at the Sepang circuit back in 2017. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 My teeth ached and my pulse raced just walking into this everyday Halloween. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2026 Sixteen-year-old Avery Kucan was riding McHenry, a horse that raced at Hawthorne and Arlington, winning numerous races and earning more than $150,000. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 1 Oct. 2026 The Boat Race was first raced by crews from Oxford and Cambridge universities in 1829, with the Women’s Boat Race following 98 years later. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026 As pre-production raced along, Klein worked with multiple collaborators on the songs and the pre-records the actors would lip-sync to. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2026 Police raced to the scene and found Ashley dead in her bedroom of two gunshot wounds. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026 Those gains came even as Treasury yields raced to highs not seen in years, with traders increasing bets of more Federal Reserve rate hikes due to persistent inflation. — Jenni Reid,justina Lee,fred Imbert, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026

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Jedd Fisch inherited a Washington program in 2024 that had just competed for a national championship the season prior to his arrival, but had to replace almost 100% of the team's production from a year earlier.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Her directorial debut, Girl, competed for the Golden Lion at Venice in 2025 before earning her the Best Director award at the Busan International Film Festival.

— Ashleigh Nghiem, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of competed

Verb

According to a preliminary investigation, the crash happened as a gray Toyota Camry sped south on Prospect.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
Deputies and Florida Highway Patrol troopers caught up with Lopez, who sped away at speeds of up to 100 mph, according to his arrest report.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of sped

Verb

Some Democrats contended that the Justice Department greenlit the deal for political reasons, while warning that the Ellisons would steer CNN news coverage in a direction friendlier for the president.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
Blacknell contended that four different medical professionals treated Linton after the crash and none of them concluded the wreck was tied to a bipolar episode.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of contended

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

Chinese, Russian troops train together The PLA contingent traveled to Russia by road, rail and air and participated in the preparatory phase alongside forces from Russia, Belarus, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and Tajikistan.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
The family traveled around the country preaching and soliciting donations, and when Gortner was 16, his father absconded with what was reported to be $3 million in donations.

— Pat Saperstein, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of traveled

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Although robust buyer demand briefly drove yields down to session lows following the auction, yield levels above 5% remain substantially higher than the historical norm over the past decade.

— , CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
The suit says Her displayed doctored, sexualized photos of Henry and other officers, including in Henry's own office, and drove unannounced to a golf simulator in Woodbury where Henry was spending personal time.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of drove

Verb

In the Chiefs’ 30-27 win over the Raiders, Walker rushed for 177 yards on 22 carries with two touchdowns and a pulsating 76-yard dash.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026
Last April, residents of the Vendome Place Condominium in Miami Beach were inside the elevator with the doors closed when floodwaters rushed in, NBC6 reported.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026