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 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 In our interview his rapid-fire answers reveal a slightly different palate. — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for rapid-fire

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapid-fire

Adjective

These could include intense earthquake swarms, rapid ground deformation, changing gas emissions, and unusual heat flow.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Amazon's recent decision to shorten server depreciation periods underscores the risk of rapid hardware aging.

— Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of rapid

Adjective

Founded by a former lawyer turned bookseller and Pasadena native Dan Whitmore, the store is doing brisk business among a younger clientele that still values the tactile pleasures to be found from beautiful books.

— Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
Pick up apple cider donuts at Breeze Hill Farm before taking a brisk trek through any one of North Fork’s idyllic nature preserves—Orient Beach State Park, Sound View Dunes Park, and Laurel Lake Preserve are some of our favorites.

— Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of brisk

Adjective

Staff in the South Stand offices would spend the winter months wearing jackets due to a broken boiler and, according to Bruce, only the players quickest to the dressing-room showers could expect to enjoy hot water after games.

— Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
This is excellent energy for captions, pitches, texts, brainstorming, flirting, or turning a quick idea into something shareable.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of quick

Adjective

Rhyne Howard became the fastest player in WNBA history to record 100 made three-pointers in a season, doing it in just 31 games.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Jen Gauthier, Raytheon’s vice president for Naval Systems & Sustainment, said the demonstration supports faster development of autonomous undersea capabilities.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 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