Antonyms for raced

Grammar : Verb

Spell : reys

Phonetic Transcription : reɪs

Definition of raced

Origin : "act of running," c.1300, from Old Norse ras "running, rush (of water)," cognate with Old English ræs "a running, a rush, a leap, jump; a storming, an attack;" or else a survival of the Old English word with spelling influenced by the Old Norse one. The Norse and Old English words are from Proto-Germanic *res- (cf. Middle Dutch rasen "to rave, rage," German rasen, Old English raesettan "to rage" (of fire)), from a variant form of PIE *ers- "be in motion" (see err). Originally a northern word, it became general in English c.1550. Meaning "act of running" is from early 14c. Meaning "contest of speed" first recorded 1510s.

verb run, speed in competition

Example sentences :

Then he raced around the corner of the restaurant and made for the grove.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

He believed in it, but not being rich, raced as a profession, honestly and squarely.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

Lauzanne was in an inquisitive mood, as the other two raced on in front.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

She took one look, caught up the suitcase and raced down the stairs.
Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

She shivered as they raced along under the bare branches of the locusts.
Extract from : « The Little Colonel » by Annie Fellows Johnston

His thoughts, like hounds on a trail, raced off after this new scent.
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

I've had quite a rush to get here, though I see Morgan has raced me.
Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill

I had fever, I know, a fever that raced through my veins like a wild beast.
Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola

We ran up the hill, I say, as men who raced for their lives.
Extract from : « The House Under the Sea » by Sir Max Pemberton

With such frantic cries he raced about in the darkness like a hunted wolf.
Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine

Synonyms for raced

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