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whirlwind

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of whirlwind

moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed

after a whirlwind romance of only a few weeks, the couple decided to get married

Synonyms of whirlwind

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

Words Related to whirlwind

expeditious, prompt, ready

accelerated, hastened, hurried, quickened, rushed

energetic, strenuous, strong, vigorous

ultrafast, ultrarapid

Phrases Synonymous with whirlwind

at speed [chiefly British]

Near Antonyms of whirlwind

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

deliberate, leisurely, measured

dilatory, late, tardy

Antonyms of whirlwind

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