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hastiness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of hastiness

excited and often showy or disorderly speed

several council members objected to the hastiness with which the proposal was brought to a vote

Synonyms of hastiness

haste, hurry, hustle, precipitation, precipitousness, rush

Words Related to hastiness

bustle, flurry, flutter, scurry, scuttle, stir, whirl

beeline, dash, scramble, stampede

hotheadedness, impetuosity, impetuousness, impulsiveness, impulsivity, rashness

expedition, expeditiousness, fastness, fleetness, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speed, speediness, swiftness, velocity

celerity, dispatch, promptitude, promptness

Near Antonyms of hastiness

dilatoriness, lateness, pokiness, procrastination, slowness

languor, leisureliness, lethargy, sluggishness, torpor

dormancy, inaction, inactivity, inertia, inertness, quiescence

Antonyms of hastiness

deliberateness, deliberation

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