Synonyms of speeds

speeds 1 of 2

noun

plural of speed

as in favorites

a person or thing that is preferred over others

that kind of old-fashioned horror movie is just my speed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• favorites
• preferences
• pets
• darlings
• minions
• cups of tea
• treasures
• faves
• prizes
• dears
• sweethearts
• beloveds
• jewels

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abominations
• anathemas
• bugbears
• bêtes noires

speeds

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verb

present tense third-person singular of speed

as in races

to proceed or move quickly

a bullet train speeding across the lush countryside

Synonyms & Similar Words

• races
• travels
• drives
• rushes
• hurries
• zips
• flies
• scurries
• trots
• jumps
• chases
• buzzes
• runs
• scoots
• blows
• zooms
• steps
• motors
• darts
• blasts
• bowls
• dashes
• tears
• whirls
• rams
• rips
• jogs
• scuttles
• courses
• barrels
• jets
• shoots
• careers
• hurtles
• hustles
• breezes
• blazes
• humps
• hastens
• bolts
• whisks
• careens
• rockets
• cracks (on)
• belts
• bundles
• hurls
• rustles
• bustles
• steps on it
• hies
• makes tracks
• gallops
• hares
• bombs
• beats it
• nips
• pelts
• accelerates
• cannonballs
• highballs
• sprints
• shakes a leg
• gets a move on
• flits
• hotfoots (it)
• whizzes
• scampers
• beetles
• streaks
• quickens
• scuds
• outruns
• outstrips
• stampedes
• outpaces
• steps out
• overtakes
• arrows
• scuffles
• catches up
• fast-forwards
• beelines

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawls
• lags
• creeps
• pokes
• drags
• lingers
• hangs (around or out)
• pokes
• loiters
• dawdles
• strolls
• shuffles
• slows (down or up)
• tarries
• decelerates
• ambles
• dallies
• saunters
• plods
• lumbers
• dillydallies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of speeds

Noun

Because the rain stopped at the exact same time temperatures surged, the moist soils dried out at unprecedented speeds. — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 26 July 2026

They are particularly suited to small UAVs whose flight speeds and maneuverability allow another drone to pursue them. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026

The swing has six speeds, and both forms offer two vibration settings, 10 melodies and five soothing sounds. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 July 2026

In the water, the Diving app can track depth and temperature as well as safe ascent and descent speeds. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026

Meteorites are deposits from meteoroids, planetary fragments traveling at extremely high speeds through space that get pulled into planets’ orbits. — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 24 July 2026

The ride reaches speeds of 95 mph, climbs 325 feet into the air and has an 81-degree drop. — Catherine Muccigrosso july 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026

Steering is precise and feels naturally weighted from parking lot speeds to cruising on the interstate. — ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026

The results are a setback as GSK speeds ​development of new medicines and targets new assets to strengthen its ​late-stage pipeline and manage losses from patent expirations expected from 2028 onwards. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 17 July 2026

Verb

Also, take care to keep potatoes away from onions, as onions release ethylene gas, which speeds up the sprouting process. — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 19 July 2026

Beyond producing highly uniform nanowires, the technique speeds up materials research. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026

The company keeps a large in-stock inventory, which speeds things along. — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 17 July 2026

As a car speeds up, the air resistance pushing against it increases and forces the engine to work harder, using more fuel to achieve the same speed. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 16 July 2026

Wrapping each cucumber in a paper towel can also absorb excess moisture that speeds up spoilage. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 July 2026

All of that together wears down the skin and speeds up aging. — Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026

This model reduces breach liability, speeds up onboarding, and transforms privacy into a product feature, fostering stronger customer relationships. — Raj Ananthanpillai, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Frequent mowing keeps clippings small, preventing smothering and speeds up decomposition for reuse. — Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 21 June 2026