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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | energetically |
| Synonyms: | brusquely, enthusiastically, in a lively manner, nimbly, promptly, quickly, rapidly, vigorously |
| Antonyms: | listlessly, slowly, sluggishly |
| Main Entry: | hard |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | with great force |
| Synonyms: | actively, angrily, animatedly, boisterously, briskly, brutally, cruelly, earnestly, energetically, ferociously, fiercely, forcibly, frantically, furiously, heavily, intensely, keenly, like fury, madly, meanly, painfully, powerfully, relentlessly, rigorously, roughly, rowdily, savagely, seriously, severely, sharply, spiritedly, sprightly, stormily, strongly, tumultously/tumultuously, turbulently, uproariously, urgently, viciously, vigorously, violently, vivaciously, wildly, with all one's might |
| Antonyms: | gently, softly |
| Main Entry: | quickly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | fast |
| Synonyms: | apace, briskly, chop-chop, expeditiously, flat-out, fleetly, full tilt, hastily, hurriedly, immediately, in a flash, in haste, in nothing flat, in short order, instantaneously, instantly, lickety-split, like a bat out of hell, like a flash, like a shot, promptly, pronto, quick, rapidly, speedily, swift, swiftly |
Example Sentences
- Serious pouches hung beneath his eyes as he shook hands briskly and positioned his lanky frame on a high-backed chair.
- Rub the palms of your hands briskly together for a minute to warm them up.
- Out in front, guards briskly move on any cars that loiter.
| Main Entry: | rapidly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | very quickly |
| Synonyms: | at speed, briskly, expeditiously, fast, flat out, full tilt, hastily, hurriedly, immediately, in a hurry, in a rush, in haste, lickety-split, like a shot, posthaste, precipitately, promptly, speedily, swiftly, with dispatch |
| Antonyms: | leisurely, slowly |
| Main Entry: | jauntily |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | buoyantly |
| Synonyms: | briskly, cheerfully, gaily, happily |
| Main Entry: | hell-for-leather |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | fast |
| Synonyms: | apace, briskly, expeditiously, fleetingly, full tilt, hastily, hurriedly, in a flash, in nothing flat, lik, like a bat out of hell, like a blue streak, like a flash, like a house on fire, like a shot, like a streak, like greased lightning, like the wind |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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