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The synonyms of “Speed” are: fastness, swiftness, amphetamine, pep pill, upper, hurrying, speeding, f number, stop number, velocity, rate, pace, tempo, momentum, rapidity, speediness, alacrity, quickness, celerity, dispatch, promptness, immediacy, expeditiousness, expedition, briskness, sharpness, gear ratio, accelerate, speed up, belt along, bucket along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, race, rush, rush along, step on it, hurry, travel rapidly, zip, quicken, run, sprint, dash, bolt, dart, hurtle, career, streak, shoot, whizz, zoom, go like lightning, go hell for leather, spank along, bowl along, rattle along, whirl, whoosh, buzz, swoop, flash, blast, charge, stampede, gallop, sweep, hare, fly, wing, scurry, scud, scutter, scramble, drive too fast, exceed the speed limit, break the speed limit
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “speed” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| alacrity | Liveliness and eagerness. He accepted with alacrity. |
| amphetamine | A synthetic, addictive, mood-altering drug, used illegally as a stimulant. He was jailed for three months for possessing amphetamines. |
| briskness | Liveliness and eagerness. |
| celerity | A rate that is rapid. |
| dispatch | The killing of someone or something. The situation might change so he should proceed with dispatch. |
| expedition | The people involved in an expedition. A shopping expedition. |
| expeditiousness | The property of being prompt and efficient. |
| f number | A numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification. |
| fastness | A strongly fortified defensive structure. The dyes differ in their fastness to light. |
| gear ratio | Wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed. |
| hurrying | A condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry. |
| immediacy | Immediate intuitive awareness. The immediacy of television coverage. |
| momentum | The impetus and driving force gained by the development of a process or course of events. The momentum of the particles was deduced from meteoritic velocities. |
| pace | A unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride. The pace of events accelerated. |
| pep pill | Liveliness and energy. |
| promptness | The characteristic of doing things without delay. |
| quickness | A rate that is rapid. His quickness of mind gained him the respect of all parties. |
| rapidity | A rate that is rapid. The fish sank into the sand with such rapidity that it must be seen to be believed. |
| rate | A quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure. Buying up sites at a rate of one a month. |
| sharpness | Thinness of edge or fineness of point. The sweet flavour contrasts with the sharpness of the lemon. |
| speediness | A rate that is rapid. |
| speeding | Changing location rapidly. |
| stop number | The state of inactivity following an interruption. |
| swiftness | Lack of delay; promptness. The turtle ran on shore with remarkable swiftness. |
| tempo | The speed at which a composition is to be played. The tempo of life dictated by a heavy workload. |
| upper | A central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression. Leather uppers. |
| velocity | The speed of something in a given direction. The tank shot backwards at an incredible velocity. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “speed” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| accelerate | (especially of a vehicle) begin to move more quickly. The car accelerated. |
| belt along | Deliver a blow to. |
| blast | Play or sound very loudly. Your reputation is blasted already in the village. |
| bolt | Secure or lock with a bolt. All the doors were locked and bolted. |
| bowl along | Engage in the sport of bowling. |
| break the speed limit | Break down, literally or metaphorically. |
| bucket along | Carry in a bucket. |
| buzz | Make a buzzing sound. He buzzed the stewardesses every five minutes. |
| career | Move headlong at high speed. The cars careered down the road. |
| charge | File a formal charge against. A pennant argent charged with a cross gules. |
| dart | Shoot an animal with a dart typically in order to administer a drug. She darted across the street. |
| dash | Strike or fling (something) somewhere with great force, especially so as to have a destructive effect; hurl. I must dash I m late. |
| drive too fast | Hunting: chase from cover into more open ground. |
| exceed the speed limit | Be greater in scope or size than some standard. |
| flash | Display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously. Carrie flashed a glance in his direction. |
| fly | Cause to fly or float. Are we driving or flying. |
| gallop | Ride at a galloping pace. We galloped along the sand. |
| go hell for leather | Perform as expected when applied. |
| go like lightning | Stop operating or functioning. |
| hare | Run quickly like a hare. He hared off between the trees. |
| hasten | Move fast. He hastened to refute the assertion. |
| hie | Go quickly. I hied me to a winehouse. |
| hotfoot | Move fast. We hotfooted it after him. |
| hurry | Cause to move with haste. Hurry it s late. |
| hurtle | Make a thrusting forward movement. A runaway car hurtled towards them. |
| quicken | Give or restore life to. I felt my pulse quicken. |
| race | Cause to move fast or to rush or race. The cars raced down the street. |
| rattle along | Shake and cause to make a rattling noise. |
| run | Stretch out over a distance space time or scope run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point. Don t run you ll be out of breath. |
| rush | Cause to move fast or to rush or race. I rushed outside and hailed a taxi. |
| rush along | Urge to an unnatural speed. |
| scramble | Make (something) jumbled or muddled. You may have your eggs scrambled or boiled. |
| scud | Run before a gale. Three small ships were scudding before a brisk breeze. |
| scurry | (of a person or small animal) move hurriedly with short quick steps. Pedestrians scurried for cover. |
| scutter | (especially of a small animal) move hurriedly with short steps. A little dog scuttered up from the cabin. |
| shoot | Shoot game in or on an estate cover etc. A ball pitching on that spot would sometimes shoot. |
| spank along | Give a spanking to; subject to a spanking. |
| speed up | Travel at an excessive or illegal velocity. |
| sprint | Run at full speed over a short distance. I saw Charlie sprinting through the traffic towards me. |
| stampede | Cause people or animals to stampede. The nearby sheep stampeded as if they sensed impending danger. |
| step on it | Treat badly. |
| streak | Cover a surface with streaks. Hair that was streaked blonde. |
| sweep | Clean by sweeping. We knew we had to sweep these three home games. |
| swoop | Move with a sweep or in a swooping arc. She swooped up the hen in her arms. |
| travel rapidly | Make a trip for pleasure. |
| whirl | Flow in a circular current, of liquids. The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy. |
| whizz | Move along very quickly. The weeks whizzed by. |
| whoosh | Move with a whooshing sound. A train whooshed by. |
| wing | Shoot a bird in the wing so as to prevent flight without causing death. One bird was winged for every bird killed. |
| zip | Close with a zipper. The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed. |
| zoom | Cause a lens or camera to zoom in or out. We can zoom out to view the entire slide. |
| accelerate | (especially of a vehicle) begin to move more quickly. The car accelerated towards her. |
| acceleration | An increase in rate of change. Modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change. |
| agility | The gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble. Games teach hand eye coordination mental agility and alertness. |
| airspeed | The speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it is moving. |
| celerity | Swiftness of movement. |
| decelerate | Reduce the speed of. The train began to decelerate. |
| expedite | Speed up the progress of; facilitate. He promised to expedite economic reforms. |
| fast | Securely fixed in place. I keep my watch fifteen minutes fast. |
| fastness | A strongly fortified defensive structure. A remote Himalayan mountain fastness. |
| haste | A condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry. He soon regretted his haste. |
| hasten | Move fast. This tragedy probably hastened his own death from heart disease. |
| hastily | In a hurried or hasty manner. Hastily he scanned the headlines. |
| hie | Move hurridly. I hied me to a winehouse. |
| hurry | A condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry. Hurry up and finish your meal. |
| pace | Regulate or set the pace of. Her eyes could size up a lad s wallet at fifty paces. |
| quick | At a fast rate quickly. Was quick to respond. |
| quicken | Stimulate or become stimulated. She quickened her pace desperate to escape. |
| quickly | With little or no delay. Reg s illness progressed frighteningly quickly. |
| quickness | Skillful performance or ability without difficulty. His quickness of mind gained him the respect of all parties. |
| race | Compete regularly in races as a sport or leisure activity. The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze. |
| rapidity | The fact of happening at a great rate; swiftness. The fish sank into the sand with such rapidity that it must be seen to be believed. |
| rush | Cause to move fast or to rush or race. There was a rush for the door. |
| rushed | Done under pressure. I m too rushed to do it. |
| speedy | Moving quickly. A speedy car. |
| stronghold | A place where a particular cause or belief is strongly defended or upheld. A Labour stronghold. |
| swift | A swift flying insectivorous bird with long slender wings and a superficial resemblance to a swallow spending most of its life on the wing. The swiftest horse in his stable. |
| swiftness | The quality of moving at high speed. Researchers were impressed with the swiftness of responses. |
| tempo | (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played. The tempo of life dictated by a heavy workload. |
| urgently | In a way which requires immediate action or attention. Health care reform is needed urgently. |
| velocity | The speed of something in a given direction. The tank shot backwards at an incredible velocity. |
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