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 At issue is whether these modern rapid-fire rifles fit within the history of the gun rights protected by the 2nd Amendment or instead represent a new and dangerous threat to public safety that was unknown in 1791. — Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026 In the hours that followed, a cart fixed with a rapid-fire machine gun advanced through town with impunity, like a primitive tank, firing at will on the largely un-armed Black residents. — Lee Cowan, CBS News, 12 July 2026 SpaceX has used the Falcon 9’s rapid-fire launch cadence to deploy more than 12,000 satellites for its commercial Starlink Internet network. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026 Stocks covered in Monday's rapid-fire at the end of the video were Solstice Advanced Materials , T-Mobile , Qualcomm , Lockheed Martin , and Datadog. — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for rapid-fire

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapid-fire

Adjective

That design philosophy allows manufacturers to prioritize rapid production, simpler assembly and lower manufacturing costs without compromising mission performance.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
Patents filed earlier in the 'gold rush' are often granted with broader coverage on average than applications filed later due to the rapid growth in prior art patent filings.

— Peter Su, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of rapid

Adjective

Start With Fresh Air Many drivers immediately press the recirculation button, but that isn’t always the fastest way to cool a scorching cabin.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 20 July 2026
Like Mamdani, whose campaign called for fast and free buses, Burnham has also championed investments in public transportation.

— John Cassidy, New Yorker, 20 July 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