Synonyms of briskly

briskly

adverb

as in quickly

with great speed

strode off briskly to deal with the problem

Synonyms & Similar Words

• quickly
• rapidly
• swiftly
• fast
• quick
• soon
• promptly
• hastily
• immediately
• hot
• speedily
• swift
• apace
• fleetly
• by leaps and bounds
• in a hurry
• in short order
• double-quick
• at full tilt
• like a shot
• like wildfire
• at full throttle
• abruptly
• presto
• like gangbusters
• lickety-split
• a mile a minute
• hell-for-leather
• snappily
• vigorously
• pronto
• chop-chop
• posthaste
• recklessly
• readily
• impetuously
• impulsively
• rashly
• energetically
• full tilt
• suddenly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slowly
• sluggishly
• slow
• lingeringly
• deliberately
• leisurely
• ploddingly
• belatedly
• tardily
• laggardly
• delinquently

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of briskly

Nardulli raised his hand to his forehead, then saw Faragna heading toward him briskly, unconcerned with the sand getting into his dress shoes. — Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026

The neon lights began to move about briskly, like gleaming whirligig beetles, and the lights on the advertising tower closest to the stadium flickered across the Squirrel-brand margarine ad. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

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