| Main Entry: | expeditiousness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | quickness |
Synonyms: |
briskness, celerity, dispatch, expedition, fleetness, haste, hastiness, hustle, rapidity, rapidness, speed, speediness, swiftness |
| Main Entry: | celerity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | swiftness |
Synonyms: |
alacrity, briskness, dispatch, expedition, expeditiousness, fleetness, gait, haste, hurry, hustle, legerity, promptness, quickness, rapidity, speed, speediness, swiftness, velocity, vivacity |
Antonyms: |
slowness, sluggishness |
| Main Entry: | dispatch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | speed in carrying out action |
Synonyms: |
alacrity, celerity, expedition, expeditiousness, haste, hurry, hustle, precipitateness, promptitude, promptness, quickness, rapidity, rustle, speediness, swiftness |
Antonyms: |
retention, slowing |
| Main Entry: | expedition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | speed; speeding up |
Synonyms: |
alacrity, celerity, dispatch, expeditiousness, goodwill, haste, hurry, hustle, promptitude, promptness, punctuality, quickness, rapidity, readiness, swiftness |
Antonyms: |
blockage, delay, halt, hindrance, slowing, stoppage |
| Main Entry: | haste |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | extreme speed, hurry |
Synonyms: |
alacrity, briskness, bustle, carelessness, celerity, dash, dispatch, drive, expedition, expeditiousness, fleetness, flurry, foolhardiness, hastiness, heedlessness, hurly-burly, hurriedness, hustle, hustling, impatience, impetuosity, incautiousness, nimbleness, pace, precipitancy, precipitateness, prematureness, press, promptitude, promptness, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, rashness, recklessness, rush, scamper, scramble, scurry, scuttle, swiftness, urgency, velocity |
| Notes: | haste is overly eager speed while hasten is to act or move at high speed |
Antonyms: |
delay, leisure, lingering, rest, slowness |
| Main Entry: | hurry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | speed in action, motion |
Synonyms: |
bustle, celerity, commotion, dash, dispatch, drive, expedition, expeditiousness, flurry, haste, precipitance, precipitateness, precipitation, promptitude, push, quickness, rush, rustle, scurry, speediness, swiftness, urgency |
Antonyms: |
delay, procrastination, rest, slowness, stall, wait |
| Main Entry: | fleetness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | haste |
Synonyms: |
celerity, expedition, expeditiousness, fastness, hastiness, hurriedness, hurry, hustle, hustling, nimbleness, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, rush, speed, speediness, swiftness |
| Main Entry: | hastiness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | haste |
Synonyms: |
alacrity, briskness, bustle, carelessness, celerity, dash, dispatch, drive, expedition, expeditiousness, fleetness, flurry, foolhardiness, heedlessness, hurly-burly, hurriedness, hustle, hustling, impatience, impetuosity, incautiousness, nimbleness, pace |
| Main Entry: | hurriedness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | haste |
Synonyms: |
alacrity, briskness, bustle, carelessness, celerity, dash, dispatch, drive, expedition, expeditiousness, fleetness, flurry, foolhardiness, hastiness, heedlessness, hurly-burly, hustle, hustling, impatience, impetuosity, incautiousness, nimbleness, pace |
| Main Entry: | precipitance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | haste |
Synonyms: |
alacrity, briskness, bustle, carelessness, celerity, dash, dispatch, drive, expedition, expeditiousness, fleetness, flurry, foolhardiness, hastiness, heedlessness, hurly-burly, hurriedness, hustle, hustling, impatience, impetuosity, incautiousness, nimbleness, pace, precipitancy, precipitateness, precipitation, prematureness, press, promptitude, promptness, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, rashness, recklessness, rush, scamper, scramble, scurry, scuttle, swiftness, urgency, velocity |