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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
But Labour's opponents were quick to seize on the former prime minister's words.
If lots of companies do that in quick succession, it can have "cascading effects" and lead to a black-out, she added.
It is quick in high-speed corners, and slow.
The rear van door, where they enter, is left closed during these quick sprees, maintaining the intimacy of “Closet Picks,” and it’s fun to watch the next people who are about to enter the closet.
Virgil is vicious and terrifying, and, as Bailey puts it in an interview, “There is no quicker shorthand for a scumbag than someone who is beating up a defenseless woman.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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