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Synonyms for rapidly

9 synonyms
1 antonym
1 meaning

adverb

Most common

quickly swiftly speedily apace

All synonyms

Adverb

1. With speed — with speed; in a rapid manner

quickly, speedily, fast, swiftly, apace, expeditiously, in short order, feverishly, chop-chop

Antonyms

All antonyms of rapidly →

Definitions

adv. 1
With speed; in a rapid manner.
She packed her case rapidly and hurried out.

Example sentences

quickly I'd like you to quickly look over these documents.
swiftly Troops were swiftly called in to put down the riot.
apace Speculation is growing apace.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
rapidly		falling
quickly		rising
swiftly		rising
speedily		falling
apace		falling

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

By length

4 letters: fast¹
5 letters: apace²
7 letters: quickly², swiftly²
8 letters: speedily³
10 letters: feverishly⁴
13 letters: expeditiously⁵

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (apace² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: rapidement
Español: rápidamente
Català: ràpidament