swift

¹swift

adj \ˈswift\

Definition of SWIFT

1

: moving or capable of moving with great speed <a swift runner>

2

: occurring suddenly or within a very short time <a swift transition>

3

: quick to respond : ready

Examples of SWIFT

1. a swift and accurate response
2. <the sleekest, swiftest boat ever to have sailed in the regatta>

Origin of SWIFT

Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English swīfan to revolve — more at swivel

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to SWIFT

Synonyms: blistering, breakneck, breathless, brisk, dizzy, fleet, fleet-footed, flying, galloping, hasty, hot, lightning, nippy, quick, rapid, rapid-fire, rattling, snappy, speedy, splitting, fast, whirlwind, zippy

Antonyms: slow

Related Words: expeditious, prompt, ready; accelerated, hastened, hurried, quickened, rushed; breathtaking; energetic, strenuous, strong, vigorous; high-speed; rush; ultrafast, ultrarapid

Near Antonyms: crawling, dallying, dawdling, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, languid, lingering, plodding, poking, poky (or pokey), slowish, sluggish, unhurried; deliberate, leisurely, measured; dilatory, late, tardy; ultraslow

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Rhymes with SWIFT

drift, gift, grift, lift, rift, shift, shrift, sift, squiffed, thrift