BRISKLY Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

briskly

adverb

Definition of briskly

as in quickly

with great speed strode off briskly to deal with the problem

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Recent Examples of briskly On Saturday morning, which coincided with Vroman’s summer sale, three separate registers had briskly moving lines of 15-20 people or more around the store. — Erik Pedersen, Daily News, 28 July 2026 Although this performance does dip into a reckoning with her more basic shadow self, Cohen brings Broad Strokes to its conclusion briskly and with minimal bathos. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 28 July 2026 With a much smaller crowd, and no pre-event receptions, the enhanced security generally moved briskly. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 July 2026 Tickets went on sale Tuesday and were going briskly, with digital wait times reported of more than four hours in queues with as many as 13,000 guests. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 Smith Galer briskly gives us many reasons to accept the premise. — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 Prosecutor Joel Seidemann strode briskly up the length of the courtroom’s center aisle with an accordion file under one arm and a line of eight younger colleagues rushing to keep up. — Laura Italiano, NBC news, 20 July 2026 Screenwriters Jared Bush and Dana Ledoux Miller briskly sketch in the legend that hovers like a stormcloud waiting to descend over life in the lush coconut groves and on the golden beaches. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026 The 2025 ceremony honoring Conan O’Brien built toward an ambitious finale; this one moved briskly, with less spectacle and little sentimentality. — Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026

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Two teams — McLaren and Aston Martin — are expected to bring big upgrade packages to the Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend, and this race is anticipated to be less about energy deployment and more about driving quickly without making a mistake.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 22 July 2026
With a void in leadership and production, the Horned Frogs will need someone to step up quickly.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026

Definition of quickly

Adverb

Anything below 20,000 double rubs may wear down faster and is better suited to a bouclé loveseat, accent chair or other low-traffic piece of bouclé furniture.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
That adoption, which had previously been unreported, seems consistent for a team that leans on data, employs a Gen Z roster and trusts a coaching staff stocked with millennials who care how fast their pitchers throw ball four.

— Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of fast

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Parsons used acrylic, a relatively new, quick-drying medium that few artists of her generation had yet taken up.

— John Yau, ARTnews.com, 24 July 2026
Sorge said that this class of space debris decelerates quicker, and also once on the surface the pieces are also more recognizable than broken up chunks of metal.

— Leonard David, Space.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of quick

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Munster, who has extensively researched Ebola, was locked out of his lab soon after the January detention.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
The organization has also installed four emergency clinic modules for local healthcare facilities, with a fifth expected to open soon.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026

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