SCURRY Synonyms: 150 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˈskər-ē

Definition of scurry

as in to hurry

to proceed or move quickly everyone scurried back to work as soon as they had finished their lunch in the cafeteria

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scurry

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noun

as in scuttle

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Recent Examples of scurry

Verb

While on camera in Los Angeles' Sherman Oaks neighborhood during a live broadcast, a cockroach scurried across Menitoff's blouse and chest before flying away. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 31 July 2026 That’s when someone from the crew scurried onstage, presumably to take away the microphones and set the stage for the next act. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026

Noun

In hurry-and-scurry mode, Katalyst built a robotic spacecraft called LINK, which launched on July 3 to meet up with Swift and haul it to a higher orbit. — Leonard David, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026 Now under a hiatus from regulatory scrutiny, Bytedance has continued to ship a scurry of AI apps ranging from an AI coding tool to image and music generators, Forbes reported. — Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scurry

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scurry

Verb

Jeremiah Martin had a quarterback hurry on third down, forcing a throwaway.

— Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
The other officers hurried to the second scene as Hernandez tackled a fleeing Edgar to the ground.

— Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of hurry

Noun

Phorid flies, also known as scuttle flies, are tiny insects that are often mistaken for fruit flies.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 28 June 2026
No one knows for certain when Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and global singing star Taylor Swift will be married, but the scuttle about the ceremony taking place next week seems to be true.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026

Definition of scuttle

Verb

Paramedics with the Liberty Fire Department rushed to his aid and took him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
Outside the emergency room entrance, Katie Winschief floated above her body as paramedics put her in a wheelchair and rushed her toward the hospital doors.

— Michael Collins, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of rush

Noun

Located in the heart of it all, the home’s terrace overlooks the medina rooftops, Koutobia Mosque and the Atlas Mountains, but still feels a world away from the city’s bustle.

— Katie Silcox, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2026
Glenwood Springs is also just two and a half hours from the hustle and bustle of Denver.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of bustle

Noun

Ever since that Ontario park, Marineland, shuttered in 2024, there has been a scramble to find homes for 30 beluga whales who were once kept there.

— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
One of the few times that Winston felt pressure resulted in an 11-yard scramble for a touchdown.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of scramble

Verb

Dustin Arnold, were racing as fast as 120 mph in order to get to the scene.

— Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026
In the span of less than a week this July, surgeons at a Southern California hospital raced to save the lives of two women suffering from alarmingly similar brain hemorrhages.

— Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of race

Noun

Among them was a Washington think tank that caused a stir with a paper that proposed capping annual Social Security benefits at $100,000 to shore up the retirement trust fund.

— Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Just over 100 years later, Genesis executives posted up at the same historic place aiming to once again cause a stir.

— Marco Della Cava, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2026