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alacritous

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of alacritous

having or showing the ability to respond without delay or hesitation

his alacritous response to every request is "Will do ASAP!"

Synonyms of alacritous

alert, expeditious, prompt, quick, ready, willing

Words Related to alacritous

receptive, responsive

immediate, instant, instantaneous, summary

breakneck, breathless, brisk, fast, fleet, fleet-footed, hit-and-run, lightning, rapid, rapid-fire, rattling, snappy, speedy, swift, whirlwind

eager, keen, sharp

apt, clever, quick, quick-witted, ready-witted, sharp-witted, smart

Near Antonyms of alacritous

crawling, creeping, dallying, dawdling, dilatory, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, lagging, lazy, lazyish, leisurely, logy (also loggy), poking, poky (or pokey), slothful, slow, slowish, sluggish, tardy, unhurried

dormant, idle, inactive, inert

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