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- DictionaryHast·y/ˈhāstē/
adjective
- 1. done or acting with excessive speed or urgency; hurried: "a hasty attempt to defuse the situation"
HASTY definition: done very quickly, usually too quickly and without thinking enough: . Learn more.
May 17, 2024 · Adjective [ edit] hasty ( comparative hastier, superlative hastiest) Acting in haste; being too hurried or quick. Without much thinking about it they made a hasty decision to buy it.
View definitions for hasty. hasty. adjective as in speedy; without much thought. Compare Synonyms. Synonyms. Antonyms. Strongest matches. abrupt. careless. expeditious. hurried. ill-advised. impulsive. quick. rapid. reckless. sudden. swift. urgent. Weak matches. agile. brash. breakneck. brief. brisk. cursory. eager. fast. fiery. fleeting.
(British English, saying) you will finish doing something sooner if you do not try to do it too quickly because you will make fewer mistakes. See haste in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: haste. Definition of haste noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
noun. swiftness of motion; speed; celerity: He performed his task with great haste. They felt the need for haste. Antonyms: sloth. urgent need of quick action; a hurry or rush: to be in haste to get ahead in the world. Synonyms: urgency, ado, bustle, flurry. unnecessarily quick action; thoughtless, rash, or undue speed: Haste makes waste.
noun. overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) “he soon regretted his haste ” synonyms: hastiness, hurriedness, hurry, precipitation. see more. noun. a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry. synonyms: hurry. see more. noun. the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner. “in his haste to leave he forgot his book”
ˈhāst. Synonyms of haste. 1. : rapidity of motion : swiftness. out of breath from haste Jane Austen. We must make haste. 2. : rash or headlong action : precipitateness. She sent the letter in haste and later regretted it. the beauty of speed uncontaminated by haste Harper's. 3. : undue eagerness to act.
