Synonyms for speedy
- adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Proceeding with or characterized by high speed; rapid.
Related words
- Phrases
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Alert, which is strictly a synonym for ready, comes sometimes near the meaning of nimble or quick, from the fact that the ready, wide-awake person is likely to be lively, quick, speedy.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- rapid It must be dangerous to swim in this rapid stream.
- swift No one predicted the swift collapse of the regime.
- hasty Don't draw a hasty conclusion from what you see now.
- expeditious There is a more expeditious way we could be doing this.
By length
- 4 letters
- fast1
- 5 letters
- ready2, quick1, rapid2, fleet1, swift1, agile2, hasty2, brisk1
- 6 letters
- flying2, prompt1, winged1, nimble2
- 7 letters
- express2, hurried2, cursory3
- 8 letters
- feverish3
- 9 letters
- immediate4
- 11 letters
- expeditious4, precipitant
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ready2 = 2 syllables).