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

2 of 2

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

The Series 11 has the edge in cellular support with 5G connectivity for faster download speeds compared with the Pixel Watch 5, which still uses LTE. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026

When the inventory drops below 300 million barrels, the SPR loses its ability to pump oil at rapid speeds to address emergencies, Misra said. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026

This is for a variety of reasons, but relatively low speeds, gentle acceleration, extensive regenerative braking, and little resemblance to sustained motorway driving are key among them. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026

Police said the teen at the wheel of the Nissan 350Z drove at speeds of more than 100 miles per hour during the pursuit — during which the officers never turned on their sirens or lights, Pointer said. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026

There are a few ways these stars can get kicked up to these speeds, but one is to orbit a star that goes supernova. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026

Ayami Sato of Japan, considered the best female player in the world with pitching speeds nearing 80 mph, plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Canadian Baseball League. — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026

In essence, catapults shove jets from stationary positions to takeoff speeds over a very short distance. — Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026

The Cabletime ScreenDock supports transfer speeds up to 104MB/s for fast file transfers from cameras, drones and other devices. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Verb

Eun-sae, who has heard Tae-ha speaking Korean, speeds up on her motorbike to whisk Tae-ha away from danger. — Kayti Burt, Time, 7 Aug. 2026

ChatGPT Work speeds up and structures the close, but doesn’t replace the underlying accounting system or a controller’s sign-off. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

Because Mercury is so close to the sun, a spacecraft travelling toward the planet speeds up as the sun's gravity pulls it in. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026

The control system also needs to respond automatically when a person speeds up or slows down. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

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