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speedy

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of speedy

1 moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed
  • a speedy worker but not a very careful one, unfortunately
Synonyms of speedy

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

expeditious, prompt, ready

accelerated, hastened, hurried, quickened, rushed

breathtaking

energetic, strenuous, strong, vigorous

high-speed

rush

ultrafast, ultrarapid
Near Antonyms of speedy

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

deliberate, leisurely, measured

dilatory, late, tardy

ultraslow
Antonyms of speedy

slow
2 done, carried out, or given without delay
  • I was surprised by and pleased with the company's speedy response to my complaints.
Synonyms of speedy

immediate, prompt, punctual, timely
Words Related to speedy

apt, quick, ready, swift, willing

opportune, seasonable

early
Near Antonyms of speedy

delinquent, latish, overdue

behind, behindhand, delayed, detained

dilatory, laggard, slow
Antonyms of speedy

belated, late, tardy

Synonym Discussion of speedy

fast, rapid, swift, fleet, quick, speedy, hasty, expeditious mean moving, proceeding, or acting with celerity. fast and rapid are very close in meaning, but fast applies particularly to the thing that moves
    • fast horses
and rapid to the movement itself.
    • rapid current
swift suggests great rapidity coupled with ease of movement.
    • returned the ball with one swift stroke
fleet adds the implication of lightness and nimbleness.
    • fleet runners
quick suggests promptness and the taking of little time.
    • a quick wit
speedy implies quickness of successful accomplishment
    • speedy delivery of mail
and may also suggest unusual velocity. hasty suggests hurry and precipitousness and often connotes carelessness.
    • a hasty inspection
expeditious suggests efficiency together with rapidity of accomplishment.
    • the expeditious handling of an order

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