Fast synonyms
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The definition of swift is something that happens quickly or something that moves at high speed.
Happening sooner than expected.
swift as an arrow
Rapid
like-a-bat-out-of-hell
Rapid
Quick and changeable in temperament; volatile:
like a flash
Rapid
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Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered.
Accomplished or arrived at without delay; prompt.
quick as a bunny (or wink)
Mentally quick; quick-witted; alert
Engaging in sex only with one's spouse or only with one's partner in a sexual relationship.
Hasty and brief
In a rapid way
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Active; busy
Characterized by much action or motion; lively, busy, agile, quick, etc.
Rapid
Rapid is defined as something that is fast or quick or that happens in a short time.
Rapid
(Of a person) Having a tendency to flirt often.
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The definition of expeditious is done with speed and efficiency.
The definition of gay is someone or something bright or happy.
at warp speed
Rapid
slow (antonym)
Allowing movement or action only at a low speed:
quick as thought
Rapid
The definition of hasty is done very quickly, generally with little thought or attention.
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Without delay; quickly.
fast (related)
Resistant, as to destruction or fading:
Passing quickly; ephemeral:
abstain from food
(Intransitive) To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain. [from 15th c.]
firmly or closely
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flexible (antonym)
Capable of being changed or adjusted to meet particular or varied needs:
The definition of dissipated is scattered or wasted.
Having a speed of 50–500 frames per second, as movie film, to record events that occur too rapidly for usual photography.
fast day
A religious holy day, etc. observed by fasting
The definition of invincible is someone or something that cannot be harmed or that is too powerful to be destroyed.
Like a meteor in speed, brilliance, or ephemeralness.
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The definition of precipitous is something very steep.
Prompt is defined as something that is done on time or right away or someone who does things on time or immediately.
At a fast pace; with speed; swiftly
Not susceptible to a process of decay, such as radioactivity. For example, the most common isotope of carbon, carbon 12, is stable. Protons and photons are examples of stable subatomic particles.
impermanent (antonym)
Not permanent; not lasting; fleeting; temporary
insecure (antonym)
The definition of insecure is having a lack of confidence, or exposed to danger or risk.
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unsteady (antonym)
fixedly
slowly (antonym)
speedily
Forceful and pointed; emphatic:
Lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices.
The definition of libertine is someone who has a lack of morality, or someone who rejects customary religious beliefs and thinks freely.
The definition of profligate is acting wasteful or spending money too freely.
Without restraint; disorderly; boisterous
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Abstinence from food
Acting with or marked by excessive haste and lack of due deliberation.
Moving with uncontrolled speed and force
movable (antonym)
(--- Law) Designating or of personal property as distinguished from real property
Made of or coated or treated with rubber, plastic, or a sealing agent to prevent penetration by water.
Persisting for an extended period of time.
That can be washed without shrinking, fading, or other damage
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Of, relating to, or appropriate for rapid travel:
The fasting in this period
Marked by or indicating the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue:
Steadfast in purpose or intention; unalterable, unyielding.
Difficult or impossible to attack, challenge, or refute with success:
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Impossible to damage, injure, or wound.
Not expected to change in status, condition, or place:
Precise; exact
Firmly loyal or constant; unswerving.
To keep oneself from doing, engaging in, or partaking of something; refrain:
in-no-time
(Idiomatic) Very soon.
To free from an obligation or responsibility; absolve
To make secure (in all the above senses).
Short in time, duration, length, or extent.
Of or characteristic of whores or a whore; lewd.
In a rapid way
like-the-wind
Luxuriant; overabundant:
celeritous
(Rare) Swift, speedy, fast.
(Logic) Of the state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result.
Abandoned is defined as unconfined and unconcerned with social norms or restraints.
Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
like a house on fire
quick as lightning
Rapid
The act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite or desire, especially for alcoholic drink or sexual intercourse.
observe a fast
Not hurried or forced; moderate:
quicker (related)
Relating to or capable of speeds equal to or exceeding five times the speed of sound (Mach 5 and above).
Of, relating to, producing, or operated by electricity:
lightninglike
Resembling or characteristic of lightning.
Having a trim, neat appearance suggesting speed
Extending or traveling not far or not far enough:
Lacking control or discipline
inconstant (antonym)
fixedly
loosely (antonym)
fixedly
wavering (antonym)
fixedly
unfixedly (antonym)
fixedly
feast (antonym)
A meal that is well prepared and abundantly enjoyed.
Without self-restraint, esp. in regard to sexual activity
Morally unrestrained, esp. in sexual activity; lascivious
Free from inhibition; unrestrained or unselfconscious:
Persistently holding to something
Free or almost free from change, variation, or fluctuation; uniform:
Having or showing no doubt; positive; confident
Continually occurring; persistent:
Entitled to the loyalty and services of vassals or subjects:
Having a strong or substantial construction or constitution:
In a rapid way
In a rapid way
full-tilt
in nothing flat
like a streak
like wildfire
Immovable; fixed:
Indulging in or characterised by sensual pleasures to a degree perceived to be morally harmful; corrupted; immoral; self-indulgent.
Moving swiftly and nimbly.
Dangerously fast; hell-for-leather.
Rapid
In a romantic or sexual relationship.
That will keep its original color without fading or running
Leaving a lasting mark
fade-resistant
Permanent in color
xerophagy
A restrictive diet (of bread and water, for example) as a punishment or religious form of discipline.
not eat
(--- Informal) To be ravenously hungry
To regulate or prescribe food and drink for.
(Music) describing a passage having this mark
The definition of immoral is not following accepted principles of right and wrong behavior.
The definition of intemperate is excessive and not mild, or indulging in alcohol to an extreme level.
moral (antonym)
Based on strong likelihood or firm conviction, rather than on the actual evidence:
upright (antonym)
Honest and just; honorable
good (antonym)
Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit.
tardy (antonym)
Moving or progressing slowly; sluggish:
plodding (antonym)
Progressing slowly and laboriously.
unhurried (antonym)
Acting, proceeding, or done without haste; slow.
binge (antonym)
The definition of a binge is a short period of time when you indulge in a particular behavior to the point of excess.
engorgement (antonym)
The process or the condition of becoming engorged, becoming over-filled with fluid.
overindulgence (antonym)
An act of overindulging; indulgence in too much; pleasure or consumption taken in excess of what is satisfying or necessary.
gorging (antonym)
The act of one who gorges, or eats to satiety.
stuffing (antonym)
The action of filling, packing, or gorging
eating (antonym)
Something edible, with reference to its quality as food
gluttony (antonym)
The definition of gluttony is eating too much.
glut (antonym)
To fill beyond capacity, especially with food; satiate:
stuff (antonym)
To block (a passage); plug:
Unrestrained; uncontrolled:
like a blue streak
like greased lightning
restraint (related)
Lacking in moral restraint
tighten (related)
Persistently holding to something
trust (related)
Managing for an owner; acting as trustee
Honest or sincere
lustfully
sybaritically
unshakeably
faster (related)
Moving on or as if on wings; flying.
That can run swiftly
Fast-paced:
like a house afire
Rapid
Firmly resolved or recklessly determined
vat-dyed
Permanent in color
The definition of anorexia is the emotional disorder called anorexia nervosa which is characterized by a refusal to eat in order to lose weight as a result of an unhealthy and inaccurate perception of body image and fear of weight gain.
A voluntary fast undertaken as a means of political protest, as by a prisoner.
forbear eating
go hungry
lewd (related)
Obscene; indecent.
continue (related)
Permanently resistive to fading
free (related)
Generous; liberal.
Rapid
Keen and lively
super-fast (related)
lightning-fast (related)
smooth (related)
slowish (related)
unattached (antonym)
Not engaged or married, or not in a similar relationship
eat (antonym)
To eat is defined as to put food in the mouth, chew and swallow or to use up.
Synonym Study
- Hasty suggests hurried action and may connote carelessness, rashness, or impatience
- Speedy intensifies the idea of quickness, but may also connote high velocity a speedy recovery, a speedy flight
- Quick implies promptness of action, or occurrence in a brief amount of time, rather than velocity a quick reply
- Fleet suggests a nimbleness or lightness in that which moves swiftly
- Swift implies great rapidity, but in addition often connotes smooth, easy movement
- Fast and rapid are generally interchangeable in expressing the idea of a relatively high rate of movement or action, but fast more often refers to the person or thing that moves or acts, and rapid to the action a fast typist, rapid transcription
Find another word for fast. In this page you can discover 205 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for fast, like: swift, accelerated, swift as an arrow, quick, like-a-bat-out-of-hell, mercurial, like a flash, wild, speedy, quick as a bunny (or wink) and nimble.