PRONTO Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

pronto

adverb

ˈprän-ˌtō

Definition of pronto

as in quickly

with great speed if they don't arrive pronto, we'll have to go to the movie without them

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in immediately

without delay the kind of boss who wants everything pronto

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of pronto Activists who want the waste moved, pronto, have been worrying as storms eat away the dirt road leading to the surfing beach at San Onofre. — Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 8 Feb. 2024

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pronto

Adverb

This is also not a problem that will be quickly fixed by the return of starting center Nic Claxton, who has not played this season after suffering a hamstring injury in the preseason.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Sometimes word clouds are big-budget supergraphics realized by design firms like Pentagram, but often they are produced cheaply and quickly by non-designers, or by anonymous Etsy merchants, or in-house at printing and signage companies.

— Alec Mapes-Frances, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of quickly

Adverb

The contest also has become a rallying point for Black voters angry over how Southern states swiftly gerrymandered congressional districts after the Supreme Court decision.

— Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
But a crisis—such as a military coup, another volcanic eruption of Mount Paektu, or an economic meltdown—can change those assumptions swiftly.

— Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of swiftly

Adverb

Scientists thought that atoms in the interstellar medium would transition to either the cold or warm state almost instantly, leaving basically no unstable, intermediate ISM behind.

— Perri Thaler, Quanta Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026
Basically, the term means that if you get splashed with water, the sunscreen won’t instantly come off.

— Iman Balagam, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of instantly

Adverb

Harop-like kamikaze suicide drones capable of precision military strikes could soon become one of North Korea’s latest additions to its growing arsenal of advanced unmanned weapons, underscoring the apparent expansion of its strike capabilities.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
Louis Vuitton would need more than its own credentials, and soon the company began looking outward.

— Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of soon

Adverb

This is in the air already, given Andrew Cuomo’s decision to run a third-party campaign after losing the Democratic primary to democratic socialist and now-New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Within two years, an initial examination determined the meteorite hailed from Mars; scientists are now finally digging deeper, with stunning results.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026