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rattling

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of rattling

moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed

We drove off at a rattling pace.

Synonyms of rattling

blistering, breakneck, breathless, brisk, dizzy, fast, fleet, fleet-footed, flying, galloping, hasty, hot, lightning, nippy, quick, rapid, rapid-fire, snappy, speedy, splitting, swift, whirlwind, zippy

Words Related to rattling

expeditious, prompt, ready

accelerated, hastened, hurried, quickened, rushed

energetic, strenuous, strong, vigorous

ultrafast, ultrarapid

Near Antonyms of rattling

crawling, dallying, dawdling, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, languid, lingering, plodding, poking, poky (or pokey), slowish, sluggish, unhurried

deliberate, leisurely, measured

dilatory, late, tardy

Antonyms of rattling

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