horseback
1 of 3noun
horse·back ˈhȯrs-ˌbak 
: the back of a horse
horseback
2 of 3adverb
: on horseback
horseback
3 of 3adjective
: given without thorough consideration
a horseback opinion
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2022 An avid horsewoman, Queen Elizabeth II rode on horseback during a family vacation at Balmoral Castle in 1971. Maria Mercedes Lara, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022 The ad featured scenes of the supermodel riding on horseback in an agave field where native farmers were seen harvesting agave. Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 7 Sep. 2022 The latter two were last seen headed to Mexico, Rachel keeping her complexion fair under a dainty travel umbrella while on horseback. Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2022 Dolly is the national chairman of the Dr. Robert F. Thomas Foundation, which supports the hospital in Sevierville and is named for the mountain doctor who traveled on horseback to deliver Dolly. Nancy Anderson, Good Housekeeping, 5 Sep. 2022 In September 2021, Texas troopers told Border Patrol agents on horseback to block migrants from crossing the river to a camp of nearly 16,000 predominantly Haitians in Del Rio, about an hour's drive north of Eagle Pass. Acacia Coronado, Chron, 2 Sep. 2022 Warrior-pastoralists on horseback occupied the vast steppes that extend 5,000 miles from Hungary and Ukraine in the west to Manchuria in the east. Adam Kuper, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 Following the game, Figueras shared a photo with Prince Harry also on horseback. Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2022 Lisa Prevost, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2017 See More
Noun
Leibovitz had wanted to shoot at Windsor Castle, with the queen on horseback. Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2022 An avid horsewoman, Queen Elizabeth II rode on horseback during a family vacation at Balmoral Castle in 1971. Maria Mercedes Lara, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022 The ad featured scenes of the supermodel riding on horseback in an agave field where native farmers were seen harvesting agave. Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 7 Sep. 2022 The latter two were last seen headed to Mexico, Rachel keeping her complexion fair under a dainty travel umbrella while on horseback. Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2022 Dolly is the national chairman of the Dr. Robert F. Thomas Foundation, which supports the hospital in Sevierville and is named for the mountain doctor who traveled on horseback to deliver Dolly. Nancy Anderson, Good Housekeeping, 5 Sep. 2022 In September 2021, Texas troopers told Border Patrol agents on horseback to block migrants from crossing the river to a camp of nearly 16,000 predominantly Haitians in Del Rio, about an hour's drive north of Eagle Pass. Acacia Coronado, Chron, 2 Sep. 2022 Warrior-pastoralists on horseback occupied the vast steppes that extend 5,000 miles from Hungary and Ukraine in the west to Manchuria in the east. Adam Kuper, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 Following the game, Figueras shared a photo with Prince Harry also on horseback. Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2022 Adjective
Horseback riders share the trails with hikers at Brett Woods, a 185-acre conservation area. Lisa Prevost, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2017 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Adverb
1727, in the meaning defined above
Adjective
1879, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing horseback
Kids Definition
horseback 1 of 2
noun
horse·back ˈhȯrs-ˌbak
: the back of a horse
They're traveling on horseback.
horseback
2 of 2adverb
: on horseback
We rode horseback.
horseback
adjective
as in impromptu
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- impromptu
- spontaneous
- makeshift
- swift
- rush
- rapid
- offhand
- slapdash
- impetuous
- spur-of-the-moment
- speedy
- flying
- offhanded
- snap
- sudden
- off-the-cuff
- reckless
- breathtaking
- impulsive
- madcap
- breakneck
- headlong
- hurried
- impatient
- abrupt
- headstrong
- hotheaded
- rash
- unadvised
- precipitate
- precipitous
- quick
- rushed
- drive-by
- hasty
- pell-mell
- heady
- gadarene
- cursory
- helter-skelter
- overhasty
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- unhurried
- deliberate
- unrushed
- prolonged
- calculated
- measured
- calculating
- circumspect
- leisurely
- extended
- forethoughtful
- foresighted
- slow
- tentative
- hesitant
- faltering
- dallying
- hesitating
- pokey
- laggard
- dawdling
- drawn-out
- poky
- long-term
- shilly-shallying