Synonyms of quickness

quickness

noun

as in speed

a high rate of movement or performance

his agility and overall quickness made him the football coach's top choice for receiver

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speed
• velocity
• hurry
• swiftness
• rapidity
• rate
• celerity
• pace
• fleetness
• speediness
• haste
• rapidness
• acceleration
• fastness
• gait
• tempo
• clip
• promptness
• alacrity
• hustle
• promptitude
• precipitation
• rush
• hastiness
• dispatch
• expedition
• drive
• precipitousness
• expeditiousness
• warp speed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slowness
• sluggishness
• lethargy
• reluctance
• languor
• torpidity
• torpor
• deliberation
• deliberateness
• languidness
• leisureliness
• procrastination
• lateness
• dilatoriness
• pokiness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of quickness

The issue in his profile will be his quickness. — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 26 June 2026

Dumont, whose professional background is in owning and operating casinos, is gambling that his franchise can use a 34-year-old guard who is coming off another major injury whose forte is surreal quickness and dribble-drive penetration as the primary complement to Cooper Flagg. — Mac Engel june 23, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2026

The idea was to put more perimeter quickness on the floor to switch screens and guard Miami’s 3-point attempts. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 12 June 2026

Consumers are tired of garments that fall apart or fail to meet their expectations, and Artistic Milliners is collaborating to deliver quality in concert with quickness. — Sj Studio, Footwear News, 12 June 2026

Jackson placed an emphasis on mastering the playbook, getting stronger and improving his lateral quickness this offseason. — Mike Kaye may 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026

Chris Richards, from Alabama, is an uncompromising defender whose Afro towers above the back line and whose lankiness masks a quickness that covers gaps in the American half. — Leander Schaerlaeckens, New Yorker, 22 May 2026

Flemings has speed, short-area quickness, and explosive bounce. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026