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

On a circular track, place a group of runners, all of whom run at unique, constant speeds. — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026

Optical inter-satellite terminals enable satellite constellations to establish zero-trust, closed-loop mesh networks in orbit, transmitting massive sensor datasets at optical speeds without relying on jammable RF cross-links. — Rohit Jha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

The skin barrier, the outer layer that holds water in, gets leakier with age, so moisture loss speeds up compared with your 30s. — Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

It is designed to travel faster than Mach 5, reaching speeds of over 3,800 mph (about 6,175 km/h). — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

This isn't far from an M4 iPad Air's results, which notched matching maximum speeds of 306 Mbps down and 306 Mbps up on the same test. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026

When those ice shelves thin or collapse, studies show the glacier flow speeds up. — Robert Kopp, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

That high pressure and the burgeoning nor’easter are squeezing the air between them, increasing wind speeds along the East Coast. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

According to track telemetry, F2 cars approach Turn 15 at about 155 to 161 mph, while apex speeds range from 50 to 60 mph. — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 24 Sep. 2026

Verb

Industry partnership speeds development Castelion is developing Blackbeard through a partnership led by the Future Capability Development and Integration Aviation Rapid Capabilities Cell within the Portfolio Acquisition Executive Aviation. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

Directed by Mert Alas, the cinematic visual opens on a desert road flanked by mountains, a car speeds through, which is later revealed to be driven by Miley. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026

When life speeds up, intentional relaxation is usually the first thing that flies out the window. — Cheryl Fenton, Flow Space, 23 Sep. 2026

Of course, the vitamin A derivative—which speeds up cellular turnover to reveal fresher-looking skin— has been known to irritate some skin types. — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026

This slows down premature certainty and speeds up better decisions once the picture clarifies. — Gilda D'incerti, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

The study measured only short-term physiological changes, though, and did not prove that compression improves athletic performance, reduces soreness or speeds overall recovery. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026

The same tool that extends thought can displace it; the same machine that speeds the work can sever the author from it. — Aris Alexander, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026

This speeds up the work of improving AI, which means capabilities could jump dramatically in a short window. — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026