PRESTO Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

presto

adverb

Definition of presto

as in quickly

with great speed the hungry men dived into the food and, presto, it was gone

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Ruerup quickly rose through the ranks at Oxxford, gaining experience with everything from product and design to marketing and technology.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
As the most lethal and airborne variant of the infection, pneumonic plague is nearly always fatal unless specific antibiotics are given quickly.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of quickly

Adverb

That makes this 16-foot-long (5 m) SUV quicker than anything else Bentley's put out before, including the Continental GT.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026
The launch includes a water-repellent, quick-drying jacket, a convertible cargo style and a six-panel hat, alongside five new eyewear designs.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of quick

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All are alleged to have sent investors fake account statements and communications claiming their investments were either safe and sound or growing rapidly.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
The seconds-long loop consists of a purple image of a tank silhouette moving rapidly across the picture plane and patterned with what resemble dithered approximations of analog video interference.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of rapidly

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For the longest time, artificial intelligence companies competed to make each new model faster and smarter.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
For producers in western Bahia, the link promises faster, cheaper transit for vital agricultural goods, unlocking a new economic artery for northeastern Brazil.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of fast

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Authorities swiftly placed around 200 people under strict medical observation.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
However, Jim is sticking with CEO Ernie Herrman, who promised on TJX's post-earnings call that fixes were swiftly put in place and already starting to bear fruit in the current quarter.

— Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of swiftly

Adverb

The rare show of alignment among fierce rivals was soon countered by comments from Meta’s Zuckerberg and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, both of whom dismissed the slowdown idea.

— Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Now, the full-scale deployment of the ClarosTechUV PFAS destruction system is soon to take place at Daikin’s manufacturing facility in Decatur.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

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