EXPEDITIOUSNESS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

expeditiousness

noun

Definition of expeditiousness

as in promptness

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for expeditiousness

Noun

The service Sprightly staff members are friendly, trilingual, and super-efficient, delivering six-course meals with impressive promptness.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Observational research spanning seven different cultures shows that maternal responsiveness, especially the promptness of it, is a universal feature of caregiving.

— Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025

Definition of promptness

Noun

Our goal was to take it easy during the daylight hours with a gentle hike or two, and store up our energy for a nocturnal expedition come sundown.

— Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Nov. 2026
How Eclipse Images Sparked a Scientific Partnership When Druckmüller developed the film from his 1999 eclipse expedition, the photographs didn’t do justice to the event’s eerie beauty.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of expedition

Noun

The Commonwealth’s alacrity in its pursuit of the case against Clancy is not, in itself, reason to give credence to any of the TikTok reconstructions of the crime scene.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026
Quenneville and Killorn emphasized enthusiasm and alacrity, with Killorn cautioning against attention to detail transforming into something more obsessive.

— Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 13 May 2026

Definition of alacrity

Noun

Smith's report draws on a Georgia Department of Agriculture investigation, witness interviews, dispatch records and body-camera video.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Throughout Election Day, and into the night, The New Yorker will provide live updates on election results, with reporters filing dispatches from battleground states nationwide and columnists offering fresh analysis as votes start to come in.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of dispatch

Noun

Triumph has also tweaked the first three gearbox ratios as well, aiming to deliver stronger acceleration and improved drive where riders are likely to use it most.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
With a zero to 60 mph (97 km/h) time of 8 seconds, acceleration is a little slower than a Chevrolet Bolt.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of acceleration

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

expeditious

expeditiousness

expel

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Expeditiousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expeditiousness. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of expeditiousness

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

gauntlet

Popular in Grammar & Usage

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

31 Useful Rhetorical Devices

More Commonly Misspelled Words

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Popular in Wordplay

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

The Longest Long Words List

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Popular

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes