speed

speed

noun

Definition of SPEED

1

a high rate of movement or performance <we dashed off the remaining paperwork with as much speed as possible so we could leave for the long weekend>

Synonyms celerity, fastness, fleetness, haste, hurry, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speediness, swiftness, velocity

Related Words clip, gait, pace, rate, tempo; drive, hustle; acceleration, hastiness, precipitation, precipitousness, rush; alacrity, dispatch, expedition, expeditiousness, promptitude, promptness; warp speed

Near Antonyms languidness, languor, leisureliness, lethargy, torpidity, torpor; reluctance; deliberateness, deliberation; dilatoriness, lateness, pokiness, procrastination

Antonyms slowness, sluggishness

2

a person or thing that is preferred over others <that kind of old-fashioned horror movie is just my speed>

Synonyms darling, fave, minion, pet, preference, speed

Related Words beloved, dear, sweetheart; jewel, prize, treasure

Near Antonyms abomination, anathema, bête noire, bugbear