" hustles "

1: an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value;

  * e.g., " ... a clever hustle that tricked people into revealing their bank account information "

•  Synonyms : 

•  buncos,

•  cons,

•  fiddles,

•  flimflams,

•  frauds,

•  scams,

•  shell games,

•  stings,

•  swindles

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: excited and often showy or disorderly speed;

  * e.g., " ... enjoyed the hustle and bustle of the holiday season "

•  Synonyms : 

•  haste,

•  hastiness,

•  hurry,

•  precipitation,

•  precipitousness,

•  rush

•  Antonyms : 

•  deliberateness,

•  deliberation

2: readiness to engage in daring or difficult activity;

  * e.g., " ... with his characteristic hustle, he had all the plans for the conference lined up in a matter of days "

•  Synonyms : 

•  action,

•  aggressiveness,

•  ambition,

•  drive,

•  enterprise,

•  go,

•  initiative

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value;

  * e.g., " ... a clever hustle that tricked people into revealing their bank account information "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bunco,

•  con,

•  fiddle,

•  flimflam,

•  fraud,

•  scam,

•  shell game,

•  sting,

•  swindle

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to devote serious and sustained effort;

  * e.g., " ... everyone really hustled to get the project finished on schedule "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bangs away,

•  beavers (away),

•  digs (away),

•  drudges,

•  endeavors,

•  fags,

•  grubs,

•  humps,

•  labors,

•  moils,

•  pegs (away),

•  plods,

•  plows,

•  plugs,

•  slaves,

•  slogs,

•  strains,

•  strives,

•  struggles,

•  sweats,

•  toils,

•  travails,

•  tugs,

•  works

•  Antonyms : 

•  crawls,

•  creeps,

•  pokes

2: to proceed or move quickly;

  * e.g., " ... we'd better hustle, or we'll miss the train "

•  Synonyms : 

•  barrels,

•  belts,

•  blasts,

•  blazes,

•  blows,

•  bolts,

•  bombs,

•  bowls,

•  breezes,

•  bundles,

•  bustles,

•  buzzes,

•  cannonballs,

•  careens,

•  careers,

•  chases,

•  courses,

•  cracks (on),

•  dashes,

•  drives,

•  flies,

•  hares,

•  hastens,

•  hies,

•  highballs,

•  hotfoots (it),

•  humps,

•  hurls,

•  hurries,

•  hurtles,

•  jets,

•  jumps,

•  motors,

•  nips,

•  pelts,

•  races,

•  rams,

•  rips,

•  rockets,

•  runs,

•  rushes,

•  rustles,

•  scoots,

•  scurries,

•  scuttles,

•  shoots,

•  speeds,

•  steps,

•  tears,

•  travels,

•  trots,

•  whirls,

•  whisks,

•  zips,

•  zooms

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to rob by the use of trickery or threats;

  * e.g., " ... a swindler who hustled cashiers by getting them all confused while they were making change "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beats,

•  bilks,

•  bleeds,

•  cheats,

•  chisels,

•  chouses,

•  cons,

•  cozens,

•  defrauds,

•  diddles,

•  does,

•  does in,

•  euchres,

•  fiddles,

•  fleeces,

•  flimflams,

•  gaffs,

•  hoses,

•  mulcts,

•  nobbles,

•  plucks,

•  reams,

•  rips off,

•  rooks,

•  screws,

•  shakes down,

•  shortchanges,

•  shorts,

•  skins,

•  skunks,

•  squeezes,

•  sticks,

•  stiffs,

•  stings,

•  suckers,

•  swindles,

•  thimblerigs,

•  victimizes

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to devote serious and sustained effort;

  * e.g., " ... everyone really hustled to get the project finished on schedule "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bang away,

•  beaver (away),

•  dig (away),

•  drudge,

•  endeavor,

•  fag,

•  grub,

•  hump,

•  labor,

•  moil,

•  peg (away),

•  plod,

•  plow,

•  plug,

•  slave,

•  slog,

•  strain,

•  strive,

•  struggle,

•  sweat,

•  toil,

•  travail,

•  tug,

•  work

•  Antonyms : 

•  crawl,

•  creep,

•  poke

2: to proceed or move quickly;

  * e.g., " ... we'd better hustle, or we'll miss the train "

•  Synonyms : 

•  barrel,

•  belt,

•  blast,

•  blaze,

•  blow,

•  bolt,

•  bomb,

•  bowl,

•  breeze,

•  bundle,

•  bustle,

•  buzz,

•  cannonball,

•  careen,

•  career,

•  chase,

•  course,

•  crack (on),

•  dash,

•  drive,

•  fly,

•  hare,

•  hasten,

•  hie,

•  highball,

•  hotfoot (it),

•  hump,

•  hurl,

•  hurry,

•  hurtle,

•  jet,

•  jump,

•  motor,

•  nip,

•  pelt,

•  race,

•  ram,

•  rip,

•  rocket,

•  run,

•  rush,

•  rustle,

•  scoot,

•  scurry,

•  scuttle,

•  shoot,

•  speed,

•  step,

•  tear,

•  travel,

•  trot,

•  whirl,

•  whisk,

•  zip,

•  zoom

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to rob by the use of trickery or threats;

  * e.g., " ... a swindler who hustled cashiers by getting them all confused while they were making change "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beat,

•  bilk,

•  bleed,

•  cheat,

•  chisel,

•  chouse,

•  con,

•  cozen,

•  defraud,

•  diddle,

•  do,

•  do in,

•  euchre,

•  fiddle,

•  fleece,

•  flimflam,

•  gaff,

•  hose,

•  mulct,

•  nobble,

•  pluck,

•  ream,

•  rip off,

•  rook,

•  screw,

•  shake down,

•  short,

•  shortchange,

•  skin,

•  skunk,

•  squeeze,

•  stick,

•  stiff,

•  sting,

•  sucker,

•  swindle,

•  thimblerig,

•  victimize

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)