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Synonyms for haste

Synonyms for haste: hurry and precipitation. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.

2 synonyms · Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · noun · 1 reason line · a wrong tile in 3 puzzles

The 2 synonyms for haste

  • hurrynoun, in the sense "the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner"
  • precipitationnoun, in the sense "overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)"

Two senses of haste, two audited synonyms, one for each. The bank does not stack alternatives under a sense it has not separated.

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineActions

the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner

In his haste to leave he forgot his book.

One sentence, one sense. Without it the word could be read three other ways.

The true synonym

hurry

Same sentence, swapped: In his hurry to leave he forgot his book.

Close but different

These three are the other tiles the game puts on screen for this sense, and the note above says why the closest of them fails. None is a synonym for haste in the sentence quoted.

  • descent
  • procession
  • impulse
Sense 2 of 2nounTier 4, High CampQualities

overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)

He soon regretted his haste.

The context the game gives you. The gloss above is for readers here, not for players there.

The true synonym

precipitation

Same sentence, swapped: He soon regretted his precipitation.

Close but different

These three are the other tiles for this sense. Each is a real word, and none of them can stand where haste stands in the sentence above.

  • stew
  • dash
  • anxiety

Where haste turns up in the game

haste is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across two difficulty tiers. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in three other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzles where haste is the trap

  • fanfarenoun, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is pomp, in the sense "showy display or celebration accompanying an event", and haste is on the board beside it.
  • maneuvernoun, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is play, in the sense "a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill", and haste is on the board beside it.
  • pressnoun, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is insistence, in the sense "the state of demanding notice or attention", and haste is one of the three tiles that lose.

Play haste

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so haste reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.

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The wrong tile gets explained too

Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. haste carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.

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