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swiftness
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | acceleration |
| Synonyms: | alacrity, briskness, celerity, quickness, rapidity, speed, speediness, velocity |
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| Main Entry: | agility |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical or mental nimbleness, deftness |
| Synonyms: | activity, acuteness, adroitness, alacrity, alertness, briskness, celerity, cleverness, dexterity, dispatch, expedition, fleetness, friskiness, litheness, liveliness, promptitude, promptness, quickness, quickwittedness, sharpness, sprightliness, spryness, suppleness, swiftness |
| Antonyms: | clumsiness, stiffness |
| Main Entry: | celerity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | swiftness |
| Synonyms: | alacrity, briskness, dispatch, expedition, expeditiousness, fleetness, gait, haste, hurry, hustle, legerity, promptness, quickness, rapidity, speed, speediness, swiftness, velocity, vivacity |
| Antonyms: | slowness, sluggishness |
| Main Entry: | dispatch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | speed in carrying out action |
| Synonyms: | alacrity, celerity, expedition, expeditiousness, haste, hurry, hustle, precipitateness, promptitude, promptness, quickness, rapidity, rustle, speediness, swiftness |
| Antonyms: | retention, slowing |
| Main Entry: | expedition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | speed; speeding up |
| Synonyms: | alacrity, celerity, dispatch, expeditiousness, goodwill, haste, hurry, hustle, promptitude, promptness, punctuality, quickness, rapidity, readiness, swiftness |
| Antonyms: | blockage, delay, halt, hindrance, slowing, stoppage |
| Main Entry: | haste |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | extreme speed, hurry |
| Synonyms: | alacrity, briskness, bustle, carelessness, celerity, dash, dispatch, drive, expedition, expeditiousness, fleetness, flurry, foolhardiness, hastiness, heedlessness, hurly-burly, hurriedness, hustle, hustling, impatience, impetuosity, incautiousness, nimbleness, pace, precipitancy, precipitateness, prematureness, press, promptitude, promptness, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, rashness, recklessness, rush, scamper, scramble, scurry, scuttle, swiftness, urgency, velocity |
| Notes: | haste is overly eager speed while hasten is to act or move at high speed |
| Antonyms: | delay, leisure, lingering, rest, slowness |
| Main Entry: | hurry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | speed in action, motion |
| Synonyms: | bustle, celerity, commotion, dash, dispatch, drive, expedition, expeditiousness, flurry, haste, precipitance, precipitateness, precipitation, promptitude, push, quickness, rush, rustle, scurry, speediness, swiftness, urgency |
| Antonyms: | delay, procrastination, rest, slowness, stall, wait |
| Main Entry: | onrush |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rush |
| Synonyms: | attack, avalanche, blitz, charge, dash, deluge, flood, flow, flux, haste, hastiness, hurriedness, hurry, onslaught, push, race, scramble, stampede, storm, stream, surge, swiftness |
| Main Entry: | pace |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | speed, tempo of motion |
| Synonyms: | beat, bounce, celerity, clip, downbeat, lick*, momentum, motion, movement, progress, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, rate, swiftness, time, velocity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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