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quick
adjective as in fast, speedy
Strongest matches
abrupt, active, agile, brief, brisk, cursory, energetic, expeditious, hasty, hurried, immediate, instantaneous, keen, nimble, rapid, sudden, swift
Weak matches
a move on, accelerated, animated, ASAP, breakneck, curt, double-time, expeditive, harefooted, headlong, impatient, impetuous, lively, mercurial, move it, on the double, perfunctory, posthaste, pronto, snappy, spirited, split-second, sprightly, spry, the lead out, winged
adjective as in smart
Weak matches
adroit, all there, apt, astute, bright, canny, capable, clever, competent, dexterous, discerning, effectual, intelligent, nimble-witted, on the ball, perceptive, perspicacious, quick on the draw, quick on the trigger, quick on the uptake, quick-witted, receptive, sharp as a tack, shrewd, skillful, smart as a whip, wired
Example Sentences
“I would always be the quickest,” he said.
She made a quick reference to Democrats' stinging election defeat in November, but then quickly pivoted to Trump.
"We are not in the quarter-finals," the Spaniard was quick to point out.
Steve Smith knows a thing or two about scoring runs and was quick to praise one of his great batting rivals.
Enjoy them as is for a quick, on-the-go breakfast, toss them into a Cobb salad, mash them into egg salad, slice them into homemade ramen or add them to fried rice.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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