rapid :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. a part of a river where the current is very fast

There are no items for this category

adj. characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed; "a rapid movement"; "a speedy car"; "a speedy errand boy"

hurried

adj. moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job"

fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous, momentary

adj. lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse"

sudden

adj. happening without warning or in a short space of time; "a sudden storm"; "a sudden decision"; "a sudden cure"

hasty

adj. excessively quick; "made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to sell"

haphazard, slapdash, slipshod, sloppy

adj. marked by great carelessness; "a most haphazard system of record keeping"; "slapdash work"; "slipshod spelling"; "sloppy workmanship"

agile, nimble, quick, spry

adj. moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it"

sprightly

adj. full of spirit and vitality; "a sprightly young girl"; "a sprightly dance"

accelerated

adj. speeded up, as of an academic course; "in an accelerated program in school"

ahead of time

adj. (of timepieces) indicating later than the correct time

immediate, prompt, quick, straightaway

adj. performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial"

blistering, hot, red-hot

adj. very fast; capable of quick response and great speed; "a hot sports car"; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start"; "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive"

double-quick

adj. (of a marching cadence) very quick

hurrying, scurrying

adj. moving with great haste; "affection for this hurrying driving...little man"; "lashed the scurrying horses"

fleet, swift

adj. moving very fast; "fleet of foot"; "the fleet scurrying of squirrels"; "a swift current"; "swift flight of an arrow"; "a swift runner"

high-speed

adj. operating at high speed; "a high-speed food processor"; "a high-velocity shell"

high-speed, high-velocity

adj. operating at high speed; "a high-speed food processor"; "a high-velocity shell"

instantaneous, instant(a)

adj. occurring with no delay; "relief was instantaneous"; "instant gratification"

jet-propelled

adj. propelled by (or as if propelled by) a jet engine

meteoric

adj. like a meteor in speed or brilliance or transience; "a meteoric rise to fame"

slow

adj. (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time; "the clock is slow"

Using Lexipedia you can visually map out words and concepts in a clean and friendly interface. No more thumbing through a dictionary, or fumbling through a single-word search; with Lexipedia you can see related words, synonyms, antonyms and fuzzynyms. And best of all, it's absolutely free!