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

Mohamed al-Bukhaiti, a member of the Houthis' political bureau, said Washington reached out to the rebels after their rapid advance down Yemen's western coast to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait earlier this month.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
Now, with growing bipartisan opposition to the rapid buildout of data centers suggest that even ordinary residents of communities and voters have increased power to help pace the frontier from the bottom up.

— Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 20 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

Descano’s team has claimed prosecutions are pointless when the government’s own experts corroborate the insanity defense, while critics say his office is too quick to accept defendants’ narratives without a jury.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
Dog grooming tips like these show that grooming your dog at home can go well beyond a quick wipe-down.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of quick

Adjective

Success won’t be determined by who adopts AI the fastest or deploys post-quantum cryptography first.

— Evgeny Gervis, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Everyone wants to be fast, but most times the big laughs come from coming in at the right time as opposed to coming in quickly.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 21 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