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swiftness

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Synonyms & Antonyms of swiftness

a high rate of movement or performance

with amazing swiftness, the airline agent got our ticket changed, and we boarded the plane just as it was about to leave

Synonyms for swiftness

celerity,
fastness,
fleetness,
haste,
hurry,
quickness,
rapidity,
rapidness,
speed,
speediness,
velocity

Words Related to swiftness

clip,
gait,
pace,
rate,
tempo

drive,
hustle

acceleration,
hastiness,
precipitation,
precipitousness,
rush

alacrity,
dispatch,
expedition,
expeditiousness,
promptitude,
promptness

warp speed

Near Antonyms for swiftness

languidness,
languor,
leisureliness,
lethargy,
torpidity,
torpor

reluctance

deliberateness,
deliberation

dilatoriness,
lateness,
pokiness,
procrastination

Antonyms for swiftness

slowness,
sluggishness

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“Swiftness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swiftness. Accessed 16 Jun. 2021.

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