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

But these unprotected vehicles can run at automobile speeds, posing a risk of injury that’s greater than for those pedaling nonpowered, slower two-wheelers. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 5 July 2026

Low wind speeds and low humidity levels also contributed to Idaho’s high score in the study. — Hali Smith july 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2026

That allows the drive to maintain higher transfer speeds over longer periods instead of slowing down as temperatures rise. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026

Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M4) The Apple iPad Air M4 accelerates daily multitasking speeds by housing a next-gen M4 silicon engine engineered for fluid graphics and complex AI operations. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 3 July 2026

Through it all, there’s an incredible amount of feedback, even at high speeds. — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Optical technology allows semiconductors to process signals at speeds close to that of light. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 June 2026

Traffic speeds saw a massive improvement during Game 4, on Thursday, June 25, clocking in at 30% faster than historical data. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026

The driver was headed south on Nall at high speeds. — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026

Verb

For example, in tenant onboarding, using AI to automatically auto-fill and email a 50-page PDF lease just speeds up the generation of a static, cumbersome document that still requires manual follow-ups. — Ali Hoss, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

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

The First Alert Weather Team is keeping an eye on this next storm system, just in case the timeline speeds up. — Cutter Martin, CBS News, 18 June 2026

Today, there are ways the food production world speeds up the process without fermentation through chemical production by mixing the soybeans with hydrochloric acid, which breaks down the proteins in the soybeans. — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2026

Deadheading just speeds up the process, while offering some benefits. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 June 2026

Any wind speeds over 58 mph are considered severe, according to NWS meteorologist Kyle Pallozzi. — Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2026

Ramsay speeds through many of the action shots to instead focus on Joe’s psyche. — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026

Adrenaline speeds up peristalsis, the contractions and constrictions of the intestines, while blood is diverted from the digestive system, which can cause nausea. — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 3 June 2026