Meanings
adjectiverushed (comparative more rushed, superlative most rushed)
comparative more rushed · superlative most rushed
- Very busy.
I was so rushed today, I didn't have time to eat lunch.
- Done in haste; done quickly or hastily.
My rushed attempt at an essay received a predictably poor grade.
- Abounding or covered with rushes.
[…] once densely rushed, into a condition practically free from rushes.
1937, Bath and West and Southern Counties Society, Journal, page 12
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of rush
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Arabic مُسْتَعْجِل
- مُسْتَعْجِل (mustaʕjil)very busy
Chinese Mandarin 慌忙, 忙碌
- 慌忙 (huāngmáng)very busy
- 忙碌 (mánglù)very busy
- 匆忙的 (cōngmáng de)done in haste
- 長滿燈心草的 /长满灯心草的 (zhǎng mǎn dēngxīncǎo de)abounding or covered in rushes
Finnish kiireinen, hätäisesti tehty
- kiireinenvery busy
- hätäisesti tehtydone in haste
- kiireessä tehtydone in haste
- vihvilöiden peittämäabounding or covered in rushes
Italian frettoloso, indaffarato
- frettolosovery busy
- indaffaratovery busy
- precipitosodone in haste
- in fretta e furiadone in haste
Latin concitātus
- concitātusvery busy
Russian бросился
- бросился (brosilsja)very busy
Spanish apurado, acelerado
- apuradodone in haste
- aceleradodone in haste
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with rushed
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APA
rushed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rushed
MLA
“rushed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rushed. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rushed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rushed.
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