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speed


These are words and phrases related to speed. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of speed.

TO MOVE FAST


He ran back to his car and sped off.

Synonyms and examples


race
She raced over and hugged me.
fly
She flew across the room just in time to stop the baby falling off the chair.
belt
UKinformal
Traffic was belting along the motorway.
tear
informal
A fire truck came tearing down the road.
streak
Bullets streaked across the sky.
hurtle
Imagine a huge asteroid hurtling through space.
career
The truck careered off the road into a waterlogged ditch.
careen
mainly US
The car careened out of control.
bolt
She bolted up from her chair.
shoot
He shot out of the car and into the house.
spring
Everyone will think you sprang out of bed looking that good.
dive
Seeing an open door she dived out and ran up the road.
jump
He expects me to jump up and help every time he's got a problem.
hurry
I hurried away before they could change their minds.
rush
Doctors rushed in and out all day.
dash
At 10am I dashed off to get my plane.
hotfoot it
informal
When I got the call, I hotfooted it back home.
stride
He strode into the classroom and banged his books down on the desk.
march
"Now I'm going home," she said, marching off.
charge
He charged into our office demanding to see the boss.
sail
She sailed through the crowded ballroom.
like the clappers
UKinformalold-fashioned
His little legs were going like the clappers.
go hell for leather
informalold-fashioned
There's a temptation to go hell for leather with the sit-ups.
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See words related to speed


fast
quick
prompt
speedy
swift
hasty
hurried
brisk
rapid
expeditious
formal
high-speed
quickly
swiftly
briskly
precipitously
apace
formal or literary
in a flash
informal
at breakneck speed
in the twinkling of an eye
old-fashioned
speed up
pick up speed
gain speed
gather speed
accelerate
up the pace
informal
expedite
formal
Learn more
If someone or something moves at a high speed or happens in a short amount of time, you can call that person or thing fast. Things that happen or are done at a fast speed are also described as fast. You can also talk about moving fast, or getting faster.

speed | American Thesaurus


speed


noun
These are words and phrases related to speed. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of speed.
He finished the job with amazing speed.

Synonyms


quickness
dispatch
celerity
promptness
alacrity
swiftness
expedition
rapidness
rapidity
briskness
haste
hastiness
fleetness
velocity
dash
hurry
rush
acceleration

Antonyms


slowness
delay
sluggishness
The plane went faster than the speed of sound.

Synonyms


rate
velocity
tempo
momentum

speed


verb
The ambulance sped to the hospital.

Synonyms


hurry
rush
hasten
make haste
make time
lose no time
tear
tear off
barrel
hurtle
plunge
run
scurry
race
hie
gallop
hustle
dart
dash
bowl along
go hell-bent
Informal
burn up the road
Informal
zip
Informal
zoom
Informal
hightail
Informal

Antonyms


creep
crawl
dawdle
drag
We'll never get there if he doesn't speed up.

Synonyms


hurry up
hurry
quicken
hasten
spurt ahead
step up
pick up
put on a burst of speed
put on more speed
expedite
accelerate
get a move on
Informal
step on it
Informal
gun it
Informal

Antonym


slow down
Good fortune sped her on her climb to the top.

Synonyms


hasten
assist
help
aid
boost
promote
advance
further
favor
give a lift
expedite
propel
impel
push forward
move along
dispatch

Antonyms


hinder
slow
hamper
inhibit
block
bar
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