SWIFTLY Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

swiftly

adverb

ˈswif(t)-lē

Definition of swiftly

as in quickly

with great speed swiftly established himself as a star in Hollywood

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Recent Examples of swiftly As the interview ends, Crist swiftly gets back to sawing and hammering. — Idaho Statesman, 18 Sep. 2026 The Saudis accused Houthi forces of targeting the holy city of Mecca on Wednesday, which the group swiftly denied. — September 18, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 They were swiftly removed from the meeting as O’Hare said not to pay them any mind. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2026 Instead of swiftly switching their attention to another goalkeeper further down their hit-list, Newcastle decided to bring in Aaron Ramsdale on a season’s loan from Southampton. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for swiftly

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Yet subsequent agreements have followed a similar pattern, the officials said, with Feinberg’s private-sector hires at OSC and the newer Economic Defense Unit sidelining career officials in order to ink deals as quickly as possible.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
The relationship quickly became serious and highly visible, with the pair making public appearances and Rodgers openly discussing their life together.

— Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of quickly

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In its premiere, this was a Korean Cherry Orchard performed in Korean for audiences that needed no primer on its setting, the rapidly changing globalized city where the characters’ home is threatening to disappear.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
These will cause glucose to flood the bloodstream quite rapidly, and then your pancreas responds by pumping out all this insulin.

— Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of rapidly

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As a result, Price matured much quicker than the other kids in the neighborhood while Butler persevered against cancer.

— Andrew Destin, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Back in Canada, Cohan said his wish list for the local TV industry is to become leaner and quick-footed on the regulatory front.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of quick

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Their aim was to get bills out the door sooner and for the county to pay back districts that took a financial hit because of prior billing delays.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
My colleague Howard Blume recently wrote about district officials pressing ahead with a multibillion-dollar modernization and rebuilding plan, raising questions about investing in campuses that soon may be shuttered.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

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