haste

Other forms of haste

plural

hastes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about haste

What does haste mean?

haste means "overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in haste?

haste has 1 syllable: haste. In IPA it is /ˈheɪst/.

What is another word for haste?

Close synonyms include hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation, hurry. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is haste a common word?

haste is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.