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Antonyms for swift
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : swift |
Phonetic Transcription : swɪft |
Definition of swift
Origin :- Old English swift "moving quickly," related to swifan "move in a course, sweep" (see swivel). Related: Swiftly; swiftness.
- adj very fast
- One swift glance had shown him there was no way of instant retreat.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Then there was a current of curses, a swift hissing of invective.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- By the way, what inducements could a swift writer as he have to learn short-hand!
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- This feeling was intensified by the belief that Swift, as a clergyman, was insincere.
- Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
- Again, Aggie studied him with a swift glance of interrogation.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- But it was Mary who, with a swift movement, caught and held it.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- He was interrupted by the swift swinging open of the hallway door.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- She cast a swift glance at the boy, like a young man, by her side.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- “Be exact in what you say,” Ossipon lectured in the swift motion of the hansom.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- In any case, he had not foreseen the swift bringing home of his connection.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
Synonyms for swift
- abrupt
- alacritous
- barrelling
- breakneck
- cracking
- double-quick
- expeditious
- express
- fleet
- fleet-footed
- flying
- hasty
- headlong
- hurried
- in nothing flat
- like crazy
- like mad
- nimble
- on the double
- precipitate
- prompt
- pronto
- quick
- rapid
- ready
- screaming
- shaking a leg
- short
- short-lived
- snappy
- spanking
- speedball
- speedy
- sudden
- supersonic
- unexpected
- winged
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