ZIP: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ZIP?

Need another word that means the same as “zip”? Find 81 synonyms and 30 related words for “zip” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Zip” are: hurry, speed, travel rapidly, zip up, zipper, race, run, sprint, dash, bolt, dart, rush, hasten, 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, slide fastener, zip fastener, energy, vigor, vigour, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, nothing, null, zero, zilch, zippo, postcode, zip code, enthusiasm, zest, zestfulness, appetite, relish, gusto, eagerness, keenness, avidity, zeal, fervour, ardour, passion, love, enjoyment, joy, delight, pleasure, excitement

Zip as a Noun

Definitions of "Zip" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “zip” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Forceful exertion.
• A fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab.
• A code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail.
• Energy; vigour.
• A device consisting of two flexible strips of metal or plastic with interlocking projections closed or opened by pulling a slide along them, used to fasten garments, bags, and other items.
• Denoting something fastened by a zip.
• A quantity of no importance.

Synonyms of "Zip" as a noun (40 Words)

appetite	A strong desire or liking for something. They suffered from loss of appetite.
ardour	Feelings of great warmth and intensity. The rebuff did little to dampen his ardour.
aught	A quantity of no importance. It was all for naught.
avidity	The overall strength of binding between an antibody and an antigen. He read detective stories with avidity.
cipher	A mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number. He came across ciphers written on parchment and concealed in a hollow altar pillar.
cypher	A quantity of no importance.
delight	Something or someone that provides a source of happiness. His delight to see her was obvious to all.
eagerness	Enthusiasm to do or to have something; keenness. The player showed eagerness to play.
energy	A degree or level of energy possessed by something or required by a process. Nuclear energy.
enjoyment	A thing that gives pleasure. The enjoyment of a good wine.
enthusiasm	Something that arouses enthusiasm. Her energy and enthusiasm for life.
excitement	Something that arouses a feeling of excitement. His face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled.
fervour	The state of being emotionally aroused and worked up. He talked with all the fervour of a new convert.
goose egg	A man who is a stupid incompetent fool.
gusto	Enjoyment and enthusiasm in doing something. He had a particular gusto for those sort of performances.
joy	A thing that causes joy. The joys of country living.
keenness	Thinness of edge or fineness of point. He has expressed his keenness to retain his job.
love	A person or thing that one loves. Their two great loves are tobacco and whisky.
nada	A quantity of no importance.
naught	Complete failure. It was all for naught.
nil	Nothing, especially as the score in certain games; zero. They beat us three nil.
nix	A quantity of no importance.
nothing	A quantity of no importance. It looked like nothing I had ever seen before.
null	A condition of no signal.
passion	Intense sexual love. Modern furniture is a particular passion of Bill s.
pleasure	Sexual gratification. He serves at the pleasure of the President.
postcode	An area denoted by a particular postcode. Postcode sectors.
relish	An appetizing flavour. The relish of wine.
slide fastener	A transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector.
vigor	Forceful exertion.
vigour	Active strength of body or mind. They set about the new task with vigour.
zeal	Prompt willingness. His zeal for privatization.
zero	A mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number.
zest	The outer coloured part of the peel of citrus fruit, used as flavouring. Add 3 tablespoons of lemon zest.
zestfulness	Vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment.
zilch	A quantity of no importance. I didn t hear zilch about it.
zip code	A fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab.
zip fastener	A fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab.
zipper	A device consisting of two flexible strips of metal or plastic with interlocking projections closed or opened by pulling a slide along them, used to fasten garments, bags, and other items. Zipper bags.
zippo	A quantity of no importance.

Usage Examples of "Zip" as a noun

• He's full of zip.
• A zip pocket.

Zip as a Verb

Definitions of "Zip" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “zip” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Fasten the zip of a garment that (someone) is wearing.
• Move at high speed.
• Fasten with a zip.
• Cause to move or be delivered or dealt with rapidly.
• Move very fast.
• Compress (a file) so that it takes less space in storage.
• Close with a zipper.

Synonyms of "Zip" as a verb (41 Words)

blast	(of a wind or other natural force) wither, shrivel, or blight (a plant. Four low flying jets blasted down the glen.
bolt	Make or roll into bolts. The lid was bolted down.
bowl along	Engage in the sport of bowling.
buzz	Signal to someone with a buzzer. Westminster is buzzing with anticipation.
career	Move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way. The cars careered down the road.
charge	Energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge. Charge all weapons shields and banners.
dart	Shoot an animal with a dart typically in order to administer a drug. His forefinger darted in all directions as he spoke.
dash	Cause (someone) to lose confidence. I dashed into the garden.
flash	Emit a brief burst of light. Carrie flashed a glance in his direction.
fly	Cause to fly or float. Fly a kite.
gallop	Make a horse gallop. He was galloping down the road.
go hell for leather	Be spent.
go like lightning	Be or continue to be in a certain condition.
hare	Run quickly like a hare. He hared off between the trees.
hasten	Move or travel hurriedly. We hastened back to Paris.
hurry	Do or finish (something) quickly or too quickly. We d better hurry.
hurtle	Move with or as if with a rushing sound. The cars hurtled by.
race	Compete regularly in races as a sport or leisure activity. The vet took blood samples from the horses before they raced.
rattle along	Make short successive sounds.
run	Be operating running or functioning. Buses run into town every half hour.
rush	Cause to move fast or to rush or race. He rushed three fraternities.
scramble	Climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling. McNabb scrambled in the third quarter and threw a touchdown pass to Maddox.
scud	Move fast in a straight line because or as if driven by the wind. 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. Shoot a basket.
spank along	Give a spanking to; subject to a spanking.
speed	Of a motorist travel at a speed that is greater than the legal limit. I got a ticket for speeding.
sprint	Run at full speed over a short distance. I saw Charlie sprinting through the traffic towards me.
stampede	Run away in a stampede. Companies will now stampede to release their latest software.
streak	Cover a surface with streaks. Hair that was streaked blonde.
sweep	Move with sweeping effortless gliding motions. They were trying to get the Lewis gun up behind some trees from where they would sweep the trench.
swoop	Move with a sweep or in a swooping arc. She swooped up the hen in her arms.
travel rapidly	Undergo transportation as in a vehicle.
whirl	Cause to spin. The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy.
whizz	Move along very quickly. Whizz the mixture to a smooth paste.
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. Just jot down the title on a postcard and wing it to us.
zip up	Close with a zipper.
zipper	Fasten or provide with a zipper. He wore a running suit zippered up tight.
zoom	Cause a lens or camera to zoom in or out. You can enlarge a region of the screen by zooming in.

Usage Examples of "Zip" as a verb

• The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed.
• He zipped himself up.
• He zipped a pass out to his receiver.
• He zipped up his waterproof.
• Swallows zipped back and forth across the lake.

Associations of "Zip" (30 Words)

address	Write the name and address of the intended recipient on an envelope letter or parcel. A numerical value which acts as a storage address for the data.
annul	Declare invalid (an official agreement, decision, or result. The elections were annulled by the general amid renewed protests.
belt	Attach or secure with a belt. He belted his opponent.
buckle	Fasten with a buckle or buckles. Finish off the meal with a blueberry buckle for dessert.
cipher	Put (a message) into secret writing; encode. He came across ciphers written on parchment and concealed in a hollow altar pillar.
code	Attach a code to. A revision of the penal code.
decrement	A process of becoming smaller or shorter. The instruction decrements the accumulator by one.
denominator	A figure representing the total population in terms of which statistical values are expressed.
devoid	Completely wanting or lacking. The sentence was devoid of meaning.
expired	Having come to an end or become void after passage of a period of time. Caught driving with an expired license.
futilely	In a futile and unproductive manner.
headed	(of paper) having a printed heading, typically the name and address of a person or organization. Short flat headed nails.
invalid	Disable (someone) by injury or illness. An officer invalided by a chest wound.
lock	Fasten with a lock. The key turned firmly in the lock.
naught	The digit 0; nought. All my efforts led to naught.
nihilism	The delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal.
nil	Non-existent. They beat us three nil.
no	Not in any degree or manner not at all. He was unable to change his automatic yes to a no.
none	Not at all or in no way. It is made none the easier by the differences in approach.
nothing	Not at all. He looks nothing like the others.
nowhere	An insignificant place. A nowhere job.
null	Combine a signal with another in order to create a null cancel out. The tumour can be more readily identified by nulling the high signal from bone marrow.
sash	A band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers.
transience	The attribute of being brief or fleeting. The transience of life and happiness.
uncharacteristically	In a way that is not typical of a particular person or thing. He hesitated uncharacteristically.
vacant	Void of intelligence or thought. 40 per cent of the offices are still vacant.
value	Fix or determine the value of assign a value to. The artist has used adjacent colour values as the landscape recedes.
zero	Adjust an instrument to zero. Zero the counter when the tape has rewound.
zipper	Fasten or provide with a zipper. Zipper bags.