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Synonyms for expeditious

  • adjective

Most common

efficient rapid swift speedy expedited

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Adjective

1. Speedy — fast, prompt, speedy

speedy, efficient, swift, rapid, quick, fast, active, punctual, prompt, diligent, ready, hasty, nimble, cursory, alert, hurried, brisk, lively, agile, spry

Other

expedited

Antonyms

passive, extinct, subglacial

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Fast, prompt, speedy.

Related words

Word family
expeditiousness expedient expedite expedition expeditiously

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One who is expeditious carries through an undertaking with constant promptness.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example sentences

  • efficient The Japanese telephone system is highly efficient.
  • rapid It must be dangerous to swim in this rapid stream.
  • swift No one predicted the swift collapse of the regime.
  • speedy I hope your dad gets well soon. I wish him a speedy recovery.
  • expedited Expedited shipping is faster, but it costs more.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
expeditiousfalling
efficientsteady
rapidfalling
swiftrising
speedyfalling
expeditedsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
fast1, spry1
5 letters
ready2, quick1, rapid2, alert2, swift1, agile2, hasty2, brisk1
6 letters
active2, prompt1, lively2, speedy2, nimble2
7 letters
hurried2, cursory3
8 letters
diligent3, punctual3
9 letters
efficient3, expedited4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ready2 = 2 syllables).