hurtled
Shot through space
Hurtled is the past tense of hurtle, meaning to move with great speed and often reckless force: The car hurtled down the mountain road, Debris hurtled through the air.
The word emphasizes violent momentum—things that hurtle seem barely under control, careening toward impact or disaster.
Moved swiftly and unsteadily
- rocketedMoved swiftly upward
- barreledMoved at high speed
- zoomedMoved fast or magnified
- catapultedThrown with sudden force
launched · flung · shot · propelled · streaked · whizzed · flew · zipped
Done with excessive speed
- racedMoved with great speed
- chargedFormally accused of crime
- plungedDropped suddenly and steeply
- barreledMoved at high speed
catapulted · propelled · headlong · precipitously · breakneck · inevitably · toward · disaster
careened
Moved swiftly and unsteadily
catapulted · launched · flung · shot · propelled · streaked · whizzed · flew · zipped · blazed
rushed
Done with excessive speed
barreled · catapulted · propelled · headlong · precipitously · breakneck · inevitably · toward · disaster · chaos
careened
Moved swiftly and unsteadily
barreled · accelerated · veered · plowed · smashed · collided · spun · fishtailed · braked · screeched
plummeted
Fell straight down fast
fell · descended · dove · nosedived · precipitated · cascaded · spiraled · freefall · gravity · abyss