overhasty

adjective

ˌō-vər-ˈhā-stē How to pronounce overhasty (audio)
Definition of overhastynext
as in hurried
acting or done with excessive or careless speed an overhasty reading of the recipe resulted in the omission of a critical ingredient

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhasty
  1. hurried
  2. hasty
  3. impulsive
  4. rash
  5. reckless
  6. precipitous
  7. sudden
  8. headlong
Adjective
  • Diners harken back to a simpler time in American life before the rise of hurried drive-thrus and impersonal delivery services.
    Tyler Buchanan, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The plot is hurried, leaving the actors insufficient time to find their footing.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of hurried
Adjective
  • Don’t be too slow or too hasty to change; instead, take an agile approach to service evolution.
    Agur Jõgi, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Caleb, once away, makes a hasty escape, this time in a truck, and before Athena can stop Sparks, the probie has jumped onto the back of the vehicle.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of hasty
Adjective
  • Both are forces of nature — Bug in an impulsive sense and Bird in a more literal manner that hints of something otherworldly about his existence.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • The dread of impulsive and cataclysmic decisions in a second Trump term and thousands of federal appointments based on fealty and ideology rather than competence is met on the other side by fears that Vice President Harris won’t make meaningful personnel changes or any new or different decisions.
    Ryan Craig, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of impulsive
Adjective
  • The body rash typically only develops in children and may be itchy.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 1 Nov. 2024
  • This card symbolizes the impulsive and passionate nature of the Knight, whose fiery approach can sometimes lead to rash decisions.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of rash
Adjective
  • Tyrone Rogers, 17, pleaded guilty Monday to armed robbery, attempted armed robbery as a party to a crime, first-degree reckless endangering safety and driving or operating a vehicle without an owner's consent.
    Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Once she is medically cleared she will be booked at Santa Rita Jail on assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer, reckless evading of a peace officer, failure to obey a court order and resisting arrest with an enhancement of committing a felony while out on her own recognizance.
    Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of reckless
Adjective
  • Almost all mainline Christian faiths have seen precipitous drops in the pews, but the smaller presence of Catholicism is particularly evident in Milwaukee, where Catholic churches historically have anchored neighborhoods and acted as virtual community centers.
    Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Both precipitous aging and steep sub-replacement fertility are inextricably connected to the ongoing revolution in family structure.
    Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of precipitous
Adjective
  • These sudden eruptions of random violence seem inspired by GSC’s own experiences having to stop work to flee to bomb shelters and finding previously peaceful streets marred by the war.
    Issy van der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
  • That part of the tale is set in motion with a sudden squall – chillingly rendered by thunder cracks (kudos to John Shivers’ sound design) and flashes of lightning (ditto to lighting designer Kevin Adams).
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of sudden
Adjective
  • From there things just keep happening, as one event unfolds into another in a headlong rush amid the incessant clatter of plates and pans and the machine spitting out endless order tickets.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Since 2019, cord-cutting has robbed the Diamond RSNs of as many as 25 million subscribers, and the headlong rush to uncouple from the traditional cable/satellite/telco-TV bundle is only accelerating.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of headlong
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