Synonyms of swiftness

swiftness

noun

ˈswif(t)-nəs 

as in speed

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 & Similar Words

• speed
• velocity
• rapidity
• quickness
• rate
• hurry
• celerity
• haste
• pace
• fleetness
• speediness
• rapidness
• acceleration
• fastness
• gait
• tempo
• alacrity
• promptness
• clip
• promptitude
• precipitation
• expedition
• hustle
• hastiness
• rush
• dispatch
• drive
• expeditiousness
• precipitousness
• warp speed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slowness
• sluggishness
• lethargy
• reluctance
• languor
• torpidity
• torpor
• deliberation
• deliberateness
• languidness
• leisureliness
• lateness
• procrastination
• dilatoriness
• pokiness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of swiftness

However, college basketball has never featured a greater disparity between the haves and the have-nots, largely due to the transfer portal, which allows powerhouses like Florida to snatch mid-major stars with such swiftness that the sport has yet to take preventative action. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026

The swiftness with which the girl and Statham bond is quite sudden. — Mark Kennedy, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026

Lee, working with a script by Alan Fox, spins out the multiple threads of action with startling swiftness and characteristically rapid-fire, confrontational dialogue. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026

Another distinctive characteristic of the Mormon Wives rollout is the swiftness in which new seasons drop. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025