Synonyms of swiftness

swiftness

noun

ˈswif(t)-nəs 

as in speed

a high rate of movement or performance

with amazing swiftness, the airline agent got our ticket changed, and we boarded the plane just as it was about to leave

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speed
• velocity
• rapidity
• quickness
• rate
• hurry
• celerity
• haste
• pace
• fleetness
• speediness
• rapidness
• acceleration
• fastness
• gait
• tempo
• alacrity
• promptness
• clip
• promptitude
• precipitation
• expedition
• hustle
• hastiness
• rush
• dispatch
• drive
• expeditiousness
• precipitousness
• warp speed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slowness
• sluggishness
• lethargy
• reluctance
• languor
• torpidity
• torpor
• deliberation
• deliberateness
• languidness
• leisureliness
• lateness
• procrastination
• dilatoriness
• pokiness

Examples of swiftness in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The athletic swiftness of the undead sets the pace of this opening descent into Hell on Earth. —A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2024

The postseason, however, can slap you in the face with the swiftness in which a season of success gets stopped in its tracks. —Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024

That swiftness led her to the Yale School of Drama. —Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024

Join 23 others in the comments View Comments The swiftness of the attack may reflect Starboard’s skill and efficiency as a predator, which could be a response to the stress of spending time hunting close to shorelines in areas where humans are abundant, the study suggested. —Katie Hunt, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024