What is another word for speedy?
649 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ spˈiːdi], [ spˈiːdi], [ s_p_ˈiː_d_i]
When it comes to describing something that moves quickly, there are a variety of synonyms that can be used instead of "speedy." Some alternatives include "swift," "rapid," "fast," "quick," "hasty," and "brisk." Each of these words conveys a sense of speed and urgency but may also carry additional connotations. For example, "swift" suggests smoothness and agility, whereas "hasty" has a negative connotation of rushing without proper care or consideration. Using synonyms can add variety and depth to your writing while also sharpening your vocabulary skills. So don't be afraid to experiment with different terms for speed in your next writing project!
Synonyms for Speedy:
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a. & adv.
• posthaste -
adj.
• active • adulterous- extra-curricular ,
- extracurricular ,
- moonlighting ,
- extra curricular ,
- more cheating ,
- more double crossing ,
- more double-crossing ,
- more extracurricular ,
- more moonlighting ,
- more two timing ,
- more two-timing ,
- more twotiming ,
- most double crossing ,
- most double-crossing ,
- most doublecrossing ,
- most extracurricular ,
- most moonlighting ,
- most two timing ,
- most two-timing ,
- most twotiming ,
- two faced ,
- twofaced ,
- un chaste ,
- un chaster ,
- un chastest ,
- un-chaste ,
- un-chaster ,
- un-chastest .
- allegro ,
- dashing ,
- expeditious ,
- fast ,
- fleet ,
- galloping ,
- hasty ,
- hurrying ,
- nimble ,
- presto ,
- quick ,
- rushing ,
- snappy ,
- swift .
- head long ,
- head-long ,
- highspeed ,
- more high speed ,
- more high-speed ,
- more highspeed ,
- more lightning ,
- most high speed ,
- most high-speed ,
- most highspeed ,
- most lightning ,
- most precipitate .
- half assed ,
- half baked ,
- halfassed ,
- halfbaked ,
- hit miss ,
- more depthless ,
- more half assed ,
- more half-assed ,
- more halfassed ,
- most depthless ,
- most half assed ,
- most half-assed ,
- most halfassed ,
- shallower ,
- un critical ,
- un-critical .
- be wildering ,
- be-wildering ,
- more bewildering ,
- more fainting ,
- most fainting ,
- un steadier ,
- un steadiest ,
- un steady ,
- un-steadier ,
- un-steadiest ,
- vertiginous .
- Expeditive ,
- in nothing flat ,
- more barreling ,
- more expeditive ,
- more nimble footed ,
- more nimble-footed ,
- more nimblefooted ,
- more screaming ,
- more speedball ,
- most barreling ,
- most expeditive ,
- most nimble footed ,
- most nimble-footed ,
- most nimblefooted ,
- most screaming ,
- most speedball ,
- nimble footed ,
- nimblefooted ,
- on double ,
- screaming .
- aero nautical ,
- aero-nautical ,
- ex press ,
- ex-press ,
- more aeronautical ,
- more airborne ,
- more avian ,
- more drifting ,
- more flapping ,
- more fluttering ,
- more gliding ,
- more hovering ,
- more plumed ,
- more swooping ,
- more volant ,
- more volar ,
- more volitant ,
- more waving ,
- more winging ,
- more zooming ,
- most aeronautical ,
- most airborne ,
- most avian ,
- most drifting ,
- most flapping ,
- most fluttering ,
- most gliding ,
- most hovering ,
- most plumed ,
- most swooping ,
- most volant ,
- most volar ,
- most volitant ,
- most waving ,
- most winging ,
- most zooming ,
- on wing ,
- volar ,
- waving .
- dis honest ,
- dis solute ,
- dis-honest ,
- dis-solute ,
- in decent ,
- in-decent ,
- more saturnalian ,
- most saturnalian ,
- re probate ,
- re-probate ,
- un clean ,
- un cleaner ,
- un cleanest ,
- un ethical ,
- un principled ,
- un scrupulous ,
- un-cleaner ,
- un-cleanest ,
- un-ethical ,
- un-principled ,
- un-scrupulous ,
- x rated ,
- xrated .
- gassed up ,
- gassedup ,
- hoppedup ,
- jazzed up ,
- jazzedup ,
- more gassed up ,
- more gassed-up ,
- more gassedup ,
- more pepped up ,
- more pepped-up ,
- more peppedup ,
- more pumped up ,
- more pumped-up ,
- more pumpedup ,
- more revved up ,
- more revved-up ,
- more revvedup ,
- more supercharged ,
- most gassed up ,
- most gassed-up ,
- most gassedup ,
- most pepped up ,
- most pepped-up ,
- most peppedup ,
- most pumped up ,
- most pumped-up ,
- most pumpedup ,
- most revved up ,
- most revved-up ,
- most revvedup ,
- most supercharged ,
- pepped-up ,
- peppedup ,
- pumpedup ,
- revved up ,
- revvedup ,
- super charged ,
- super-charged .
- effortless ,
- more well judged ,
- more well-judged ,
- more welljudged ,
- most well judged ,
- most well-judged ,
- most welljudged ,
- neater ,
- well judged ,
- well-judged ,
- welljudged .
- more darting ,
- more galloping ,
- more hastening ,
- more sailing ,
- more tearing ,
- more whisking ,
- more whizzing ,
- most darting ,
- most galloping ,
- most hastening ,
- most sailing ,
- most tearing ,
- most whisking ,
- most whizzing .
- fleet foot ,
- light footed ,
- lightfooted ,
- like a house fire ,
- like house fire ,
- like house on fire ,
- more light footed ,
- more light-footed ,
- more lightfooted ,
- more quickened ,
- most light footed ,
- most light-footed ,
- most lightfooted ,
- most quickened ,
- quick as wink .
- more harefooted ,
- more on the spot ,
- more on-the-spot ,
- most harefooted ,
- most on the spot ,
- most on-the-spot ,
- un-premeditated .
- fleet footed ,
- fleetfooted ,
- more alacritous ,
- more barrelling ,
- more cracking ,
- more fleet footed ,
- more fleet-footed ,
- more fleetfooted ,
- more supersonic ,
- most alacritous ,
- most barrelling ,
- most cracking ,
- most fleet footed ,
- most fleet-footed ,
- most fleetfooted ,
- most supersonic ,
- shaking leg ,
- short lived ,
- shortlived ,
- super sonic ,
- super-sonic ,
- un expected ,
- un-expected .
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adv.
• early- Oversoon ,
- a bit previous ,
- before long ,
- bright and early ,
- far ahead ,
- in advance ,
- in bud ,
- in good time ,
- in the bud ,
- in time ,
- on short notice ,
- on the dot ,
- too soon ,
- with time to spare ,
- ahead time ,
- be forehand ,
- be-forehand ,
- bright early ,
- on dot ,
- over soon ,
- over-soon ,
- pre-maturely ,
- un expectedly ,
- un-expectedly .
- double quick ,
- doublequick ,
- flatout ,
- fleetlier ,
- fleetliest ,
- licketysplit ,
- more directly ,
- more double quick ,
- more double-quick ,
- more doublequick ,
- more flat out ,
- more flat-out ,
- more flatout ,
- more hastily ,
- more speedily ,
- more straightaway ,
- most double quick ,
- most double-quick ,
- most doublequick ,
- most flat out ,
- most flat-out ,
- most flatout ,
- most hastily ,
- most rapidly ,
- most speedily ,
- most straightaway ,
- pell mell ,
- post haste ,
- promptlier ,
- promptliest ,
- quicklier ,
- quickliest ,
- swiftlier ,
- swiftliest .
Other synonyms:
- crisp ,
- deft ,
- furious ,
- hell-for-leather ,
- high-speed ,
- seething ,
- speeding ,
- subsonic ,
- supersonic ,
- winged .
- short .
- brief .
Other relevant words:
- Aliped ,
- Dispatchful ,
- Eagle-winged ,
- Fastly ,
- Hustling ,
- Light-legged ,
- Posthaste ,
- Raking ,
- Rapid-fire ,
- Wing-footed ,
- abruptly ,
- accelerated ,
- active ,
- actively ,
- adulterous ,
- advice ,
- agile ,
- agility ,
- alacritous ,
- alacrity ,
- alert ,
- alertly ,
- apace ,
- apply ,
- apt ,
- ask ,
- beg ,
- blistering ,
- blitz ,
- briskly ,
- busily ,
- celerity ,
- citadel ,
- clever ,
- clipping ,
- cometary ,
- communication ,
- consult ,
- crisis ,
- cursory ,
- dapper ,
- dash ,
- data ,
- decisive ,
- diligent ,
- direct ,
- directly ,
- dizzy ,
- double-quick ,
- eager ,
- efficient ,
- electric ,
- electrifying ,
- emergency ,
- enquire ,
- examination ,
- examine ,
- expedite ,
- expedition ,
- expeditiously ,
- explore ,
- express ,
- fastness ,
- festinate ,
- flashing ,
- fleet-footed ,
- fleeting ,
- fleetly ,
- flickering ,
- forthwith ,
- frantic ,
- frenetic ,
- hair-trigger ,
- harefooted ,
- haste ,
- hasten ,
- hastily ,
- headlong ,
- hectic ,
- hot ,
- hurriedly ,
- hurry ,
- immediate ,
- immediately ,
- immoral ,
- impetuous ,
- impulsive ,
- information ,
- inquire ,
- inquiry ,
- insist ,
- inspect ,
- instant ,
- instantaneous ,
- instantly ,
- intelligence ,
- interrogate ,
- interrogation ,
- investigate ,
- invite ,
- involve ,
- keen ,
- last-minute ,
- lightning ,
- lissome ,
- live ,
- lively ,
- mercurial ,
- message ,
- messenger ,
- meteoric ,
- momentary ,
- necessitate ,
- news ,
- nimble-footed ,
- nippy ,
- non-stop ,
- on time ,
- overhasty ,
- passing ,
- perfunctory ,
- plead ,
- pray ,
- precipitant ,
- precipitate ,
- precipitately ,
- precipitous ,
- promptitude ,
- promptly ,
- promptness ,
- pronto ,
- put on trial ,
- question ,
- quickie ,
- quickly ,
- quickness ,
- racy ,
- rapidity ,
- rapidly ,
- rash ,
- rattling ,
- readily ,
- ready ,
- reckless ,
- require ,
- rushed ,
- seasonable ,
- sensitive ,
- sharp ,
- shocking ,
- short and sweet ,
- short-term ,
- shortly ,
- slap-bang ,
- slapdash ,
- snap ,
- spanking ,
- speed ,
- speedily ,
- splitting ,
- sprightly ,
- spry ,
- startling ,
- straightaway ,
- stronghold ,
- sudden ,
- suddenly ,
- summary ,
- superficial ,
- surprising ,
- swiftly ,
- swiftness ,
- take ,
- telegraphic ,
- timely ,
- ultrasonic ,
- unanticipated ,
- unexpected ,
- unforeseen ,
- unhesitating ,
- unlooked-for ,
- unpredicted ,
- velocity ,
- violent ,
- wanton ,
- warm ,
- whirlwind ,
- zippy .
- Barreling ,
- Barrelling ,
- Depthless ,
- Saturnalian ,
- Winging ,
- aeronautical ,
- airborne ,
- at full tilt ,
- ball of fire ,
- breakneck ,
- brisk ,
- cyclonic ,
- dangerously fast ,
- fleet of foot ,
- flying ,
- full of energy ,
- full of pep ,
- gassed-up ,
- half-assed ,
- high geared ,
- high performance ,
- high speed ,
- highpowered ,
- hopped up ,
- hurried ,
- jazzed-up ,
- light-footed ,
- like a house on fire ,
- like crazy ,
- like greased lightning ,
- like mad ,
- of easy virtue ,
- on the button ,
- on the spot ,
- on the wing ,
- on-the-spot ,
- pumped up ,
- pumped-up ,
- quick as a wink ,
- rapid ,
- really rolling ,
- revved-up ,
- shaking a leg ,
- speedball ,
- supercharged ,
- volant ,
- volitant ,
- wideawake ,
- zestful ,
- zingy .
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How to use "Speedy" in context?
The word "speedy" derives from the Old English word "spekyn" which means "to trip, stumble, or fall." Speeds are measured in kilometers per hour, or mph. A car traveling at 100 kilometers per hour will cover a distance of almost 500 meters in one minute. A motorcycle traveling at 150 kilometers per hour will cover a distance of approximately 800 meters in one minute.
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
rapid.
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Adverb
quick.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Adjective
accelerating, agile, brisk, cursory, diligent, efficient, hasty, high-speed, immediate, imminent, nimble, rapidly, ready, timesaving, fast-paced, fast-moving, fast-tracked, fast-start.
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Adverb
rapidly.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Determiner
fast.
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Adjective
accelerate, expedite, fast, speeding, urgent.
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Noun, singular or mass
fast, promptness, rapidity, speed.
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Adverb
fast.
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Determiner
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