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fastness

noun

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1 a high rate of movement or performance

  • the amazing fastness with which the boy took his shower had us wondering if heʼd used any water
Synonyms of fastness

celerity, fleetness, haste, hurry, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speed, speediness, swiftness, velocity
Words Related to fastness

clip, gait, pace, rate, tempo

drive, hustle

acceleration, hastiness, precipitation, precipitousness, rush

alacrity, dispatch, expedition, expeditiousness, promptitude, promptness

warp speed
Near Antonyms of fastness

languidness, languor, leisureliness, lethargy, torpidity, torpor

reluctance

deliberateness, deliberation

dilatoriness, lateness, pokiness, procrastination
Antonyms of fastness

slowness, sluggishness

2 a structure or place from which one can resist attack

  • the guerillas retreated to their network of hidden fastnesses deep within the mountains
Synonyms of fastness

bastion, castle, citadel, fort, fortification, fortress, hold, redoubt, stronghold
Words Related to fastness

battlement, breastwork, bulwark, earthwork, embattlement, parapet, rampart

bunker, dugout

blockhouse, garrison house

alcazar, casbah (also kasbah)

3 adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty

  • his uncompromising fastness to the cause of freedom was beyond question
Synonyms of fastness

adhesion, allegiance, attachment, commitment, constancy, dedication, devotedness, devotion, faith, faithfulness, fealty, fidelity, loyalty, piety, steadfastness, troth
Words Related to fastness

affection, fondness

determination, firmness, resolution

dependability, reliability, trustability, trustiness, trustworthiness
Near Antonyms of fastness

alienation, disaffection, estrangement, separation
Antonyms of fastness

disloyalty, faithlessness, falseness, falsity, inconstancy, infidelity, perfidiousness, perfidy, treachery, unfaithfulness

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