speed - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

changing location rapidly

Synonyms

• hurrying
• speed
• speeding

More generic

• motion
• move
• movement

More specific

• acceleration
• deceleration
• quickening
• scud
• scudding
• speedup

Noun

a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression

Synonyms

• amphetamine
• pep pill
• speed
• upper

More generic

• drug of abuse
• excitant
• stimulant
• stimulant drug
• street drug

More specific

• Benzedrine
• Dexedrine
• Methedrine
• amphetamine sulfate
• amphetamine sulphate
• bennie
• chalk
• chicken feed
• crank
• deoxyephedrine
• dextroamphetamine sulphate
• glass
• ice
• meth
• methamphetamine
• methamphetamine hydrochloride
• shabu
• trash

Noun

a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens

Synonyms

• fastness
• speed
• swiftness

More generic

• pace
• rate

More specific

• execution speed
• graduality
• gradualness
• haste
• hastiness
• hurriedness
• hurry
• precipitation

Noun

the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system

Synonyms

• f number
• focal ratio
• speed
• stop number

More generic

• ratio

Noun

distance travelled per unit time

Synonyms

• speed
• velocity

More generic

• rate

More specific

• airspeed
• angular velocity
• c
• escape velocity
• groundspeed
• hypervelocity
• light speed
• muzzle velocity
• peculiar velocity
• radial velocity
• speed of light
• steerageway
• terminal velocity

Verb

move faster

Synonyms

• accelerate
• quicken
• speed
• speed up

More generic

• deepen
• intensify

More specific

• brisk
• brisk up
• brisken

Verb

cause to move faster

Synonyms

• accelerate
• speed
• speed up

More generic

• alter
• change
• modify

Verb

move very fast

Synonyms

• hurry
• speed
• travel rapidly
• zip

More generic

• go
• locomote
• move
• travel

Also See

• speed up

More specific

• dart
• fleet
• flit
• flutter
• run
• whizz
• whizz along
• zoom
• zoom along

Verb

travel at an excessive or illegal velocity

Synonyms

• speed

More generic

• go
• locomote
• move
• travel

Verb

move hurridly

Synonyms

• belt along
• bucket along
• cannonball along
• hasten
• hie
• hotfoot
• pelt along
• race
• rush
• rush along
• speed
• step on it

More generic

• go
• locomote
• move
• travel

Also See

• speed up

More specific

• barge
• buck
• charge
• dart
• dash
• flash
• push forward
• scoot
• scud
• shoot
• shoot down
• tear
• thrust ahead

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