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 Lindsey Graham's death in July sparked a rapid-fire campaign season. — Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 Just remember that Mercury, Gemini’s ruler, is still in Cancer, so beneath all the clever observations and rapid-fire conversations, feelings and intuition are still driving the narrative. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for rapid-fire

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapid-fire

Adjective

How drone defense works One of the challenges the drone defense industry faces is keeping up with the rapid advancement in technology.

— Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026
Kelly Rowland of Destiny’s Child told Rolling Stone recently that the group may face a lot of pressure due to their rapid ascent.

— William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of rapid

Adjective

Roughly 30 minutes a day of brisk walking, light jogging, swimming or cycling supports the hormone’s natural rhythm when the effort feels energising rather than exhausting.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
Cooler temps and far less humidity than in summer make fall the ideal time to visit, and if the evenings get a bit brisk, there’s always a glass of bourbon to take the chill away.

— Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of brisk

Adjective

And guard and team leader Robert Hunt told reporters afterward that this officiating crew in particular is quick to call unnecsssary roughness.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026
So for him, that would be a quick burst and some lateral side-to-side stuff.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of quick

Adjective

The wine industry has largely convinced itself that faster, cheaper, and easier is the path to a better product.

— Peter Hahn, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
To put it into proportion, imagine not only launching the smaller, yet still skyscraper-sized Apollo-era Saturn V and then expecting to not only get the entire rocket back, but reuse it again after a fast turnaround.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of fast

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