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moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed<the fast pace of construction resulted in our new house being done ahead of schedule>Synonymsbreakneck, breathless, brisk, dizzy, fleet, fleet-footed, flying, hasty, lightning, nippy, quick, rapid, rapid-fire, rattling, snappy, speedy, swift, whirlwindRelated Wordsexpeditious, prompt, ready; hurried, quickened; breathtaking; energetic, strenuous, strong, vigorousNear Antonymscrawling, dawdling, laggard, lingering, plodding, poky (or pokey), slowish, sluggish, unhurried; deliberate, leisurely, measured; dilatory, lateAntonymsslow
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firm in oneʼs allegiance to someone or something<the two girls soon became fast and inseparable friends>— see faithful 1
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firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge<the rusty, old screws are so fast in the fitting that thereʼs no hope of getting them out>— see tight 2
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given to or marked by cheating and deception<rolling back odometers was just one of the fast practices that the used-car dealer was guilty of>— see dishonest 2
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marked by the ability to withstand stress without structural damage or distortion<as the storm approached, we checked to see that every thing on the outside of the house was fast and locked in position>— see stable 1
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