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Definitions

like a shot

ADVERB

fast

Synonyms

STRONGEST

quick quickly rapidly soon swift swiftly

WEAK

apace chop-chop expeditiously flat-out fleetly full tilt hastily hurriedly in a flash in haste in nothing flat in short order like a flash like greased lightning like wildfire posthaste presto promptly pronto

Antonyms

STRONGEST

slowly

WEAK

slow

ADVERB

on the double

Synonyms

WEAK

chop-chop double-time expeditiously fast flat-out fleetly full tilt hastily hurried hurriedly in a flash in double time in haste in high gear lickety-split like greased lightning like wildfire promptly pronto quick quickly rapidly snappily speedily swift swiftly

ADVERB

promptly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

directly expeditiously hastily instantly quickly rapidly speedily swiftly

STRONG

pronto

WEAK

PDQ at once fast flat-out fleetly in nothing flat lickety-split now on the dot on the double on time posthaste punctually right away sharp straightaway unhesitatingly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

slowly

WEAK

late negligently

ADVERB

quickly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

expeditiously hastily hurriedly immediately instantaneously instantly promptly rapidly speedily swiftly

STRONG

apace chop-chop quick

WEAK

briskly flat-out fleetly full tilt in a flash in haste in nothing flat in short order lickety-split like a bat out of hell like a flash pronto swift

Antonyms

STRONGEST

eventually later slowly

ADVERB

rapidly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

briskly expeditiously fast immediately promptly speedily swiftly

WEAK

at speed flat out full tilt hastily hurriedly in a hurry in a rush in haste lickety-split posthaste precipitately with dispatch

Antonyms

STRONGEST

slowly sluggishly

WEAK

leisurely

Example Sentences

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I kind of knew that, but when she had that reaction, which was not feigned at all, that was like a shot of advice from the heart.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

Asking a general-use chatbot for health help used to seem like a shot in the dark—just two years ago, a study found that ChatGPT could diagnose only 2 in 10 pediatric cases correctly.

From Slate • Jan. 21, 2026

“There’s this crane shot — it’s like a shot in ‘Gone With the Wind.’

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2023

"It's just an incredible experience that gets you hooked and you have to go the next time. It's like a shot in the arm."

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2022

Both lowered their heads and clashed antlers with a clanging crack that sounded like a shot.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

like a shot

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