Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb scurry

1 sense of scurry

Sense 1
scurry, scamper, skitter, scuttle -- (to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground")
       => run -- (move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store")

Antonyms of adj scurrying

1 sense of scurrying

Sense 1
hurrying, scurrying -- (moving with great haste; "affection for this hurrying driving...little man"; "lashed the scurrying horses")

INDIRECT (VIA fast) -> slow -- (not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth")

Similarity of adj scurrying

1 sense of scurrying

Sense 1
hurrying, scurrying -- (moving with great haste; "affection for this hurrying driving...little man"; "lashed the scurrying horses")
       => fast (vs. slow) -- (acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car")

2024, Cloud WordNet Browser