RAPID-FIRE Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

rapid-fire

adjective

ˌra-pəd-ˈfī(-ə)r

Definition of rapid-fire

as in rapid

moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed the witness stayed unruffled all through the prosecutor's rapid-fire questioning

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Recent Examples of rapid-fire This moment, the rapid-fire building of the infrastructure for AI, is one of the largest capital expenditures in human history. — Ethan Brooks, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026 His robust, under-appreciated score is composed with droning synthesizer undercurrents, old-fashioned action adventure fanfares, and intense rapid-fire tracks punctuated by brass exclamations and roaring percussion. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 July 2026 The movie combines the rapid-fire joke style of Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker films like Airplane! — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 27 July 2026 So the guys are starting where sports started, basically, with rapid-fire events designed around speed and strength. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for rapid-fire

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapid-fire

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Motion Applied brings experience from motorsport, where power electronics face rapid load changes and intense operating conditions.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
The fear that rapid technological advances could threaten nuclear stability is not new.

— Jeffrey Lewis, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of rapid

Adjective

Jade Gao | Afp | Getty Images Shares of Shein fell 9% in their Hong Kong trading debut Tuesday, after a tepid IPO that saw the fast-fashion giant's valuation drop to nearly a quarter from its peak.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
The 100-meter sprint in Beijing’s National Speed Skating Oval brought together the world’s fastest runners, hurtling along at breakneck speed to shrieks of excitement from a captivated crowd.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026

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Adjective

As his health faded in the last year of his life, Neruda rushed to finish his story, which gives the last chapters of his book a galloping, fragmented quality.

— Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 25 June 2021
Designed by renowned architect Dominique Perrault, its four stories tilting forward are said to evoke a galloping horse.

— Rob Hodgetts at Longchamp, CNN, 15 Oct. 2019