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Synonyms for fast
fæst, fɑstfast
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
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fast, fastingadjective
abstaining from food
Synonyms:
fastingAntonyms:
rough, bumper-to-bumper, long-playing, moral, lentissimo, sulky, slow, moderato, pervious, dilatory, largo, unhurried, lento, poky, slow-moving, unsmooth, andante, drawn-out, laggard, noncausal, noncausative, lazy, larghetto, sluggish, unfaithful, pokey, adagio, larghissimo, unfixed, long-playfastadjective
acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
"fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car"
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profligate, libertine, loyal, debauched, fast(a), dissolute, riotous, truehearted, dissipated, quick, flying, degenerate, firm, degraded, immobileAntonyms:
sulky, unsmooth, largo, lazy, slow, noncausative, bumper-to-bumper, pokey, long-play, larghetto, slow-moving, unfixed, poky, noncausal, pervious, adagio, moral, long-playing, moderato, larghissimo, lentissimo, laggard, rough, sluggish, unhurried, lento, unfaithful, andante, drawn-out, dilatoryfastadjective
(used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time
"my watch is fast"
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profligate, libertine, loyal, debauched, fast(a), dissolute, riotous, truehearted, dissipated, quick, flying, degenerate, firm, degraded, immobileAntonyms:
drawn-out, lentissimo, moderato, larghissimo, slow, pervious, rough, unsmooth, sulky, laggard, unfixed, moral, noncausative, sluggish, adagio, pokey, dilatory, lazy, bumper-to-bumper, unfaithful, largo, noncausal, poky, long-play, unhurried, larghetto, long-playing, slow-moving, andante, lentofastadjective
at a rapid tempo
"the band played a fast fox trot"
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profligate, libertine, loyal, debauched, fast(a), dissolute, riotous, truehearted, dissipated, quick, flying, degenerate, firm, degraded, immobileAntonyms:
lentissimo, largo, dilatory, adagio, slow, unsmooth, noncausal, pokey, pervious, unfixed, unfaithful, drawn-out, unhurried, larghetto, laggard, poky, noncausative, long-play, lazy, lento, moderato, larghissimo, long-playing, sulky, andante, slow-moving, rough, bumper-to-bumper, sluggish, moralfastadjective
(of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds
"a fast road"; "grass courts are faster than clay"
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profligate, libertine, loyal, debauched, fast(a), dissolute, riotous, truehearted, dissipated, quick, flying, degenerate, firm, degraded, immobileAntonyms:
poky, lento, long-play, lentissimo, sulky, long-playing, moderato, pervious, dilatory, sluggish, pokey, slow, unhurried, laggard, slow-moving, drawn-out, bumper-to-bumper, larghissimo, largo, rough, lazy, noncausative, unsmooth, noncausal, unfaithful, larghetto, andante, moral, unfixed, adagiofastadjective
resistant to destruction or fading
"fast colors"
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profligate, libertine, loyal, debauched, fast(a), dissolute, riotous, truehearted, dissipated, quick, flying, degenerate, firm, degraded, immobileAntonyms:
slow, unsmooth, dilatory, unfaithful, largo, lento, larghissimo, unhurried, unfixed, poky, lentissimo, moderato, adagio, bumper-to-bumper, drawn-out, laggard, sluggish, noncausal, larghetto, rough, andante, moral, long-play, sulky, slow-moving, long-playing, noncausative, pokey, pervious, lazydebauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fastadjective
unrestrained by convention or morality
"Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"
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luxuriant, loyal, sporting, quick, profuse, riotous, debauched, devalued, lush, extravagant, dissolute, turbulent, libertine, truehearted, card-playing, disruptive, debased, tumultuous, betting, degraded, fast(a), flying, troubled, dissipated, exuberant, spendthrift, degenerate, profligate, immobile, prodigal, firmAntonyms:
laggard, adagio, sluggish, slow-moving, lento, sulky, pervious, unfaithful, largo, dilatory, unhurried, slow, noncausative, moral, moderato, larghetto, poky, long-play, unsmooth, andante, pokey, noncausal, long-playing, lazy, rough, lentissimo, drawn-out, bumper-to-bumper, unfixed, larghissimoflying, quick, fastadjective
hurried and brief
"paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit"
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ready, flying, profligate, straightaway, debauched, riotous, prompt, speedy, dissolute, libertine, truehearted, warm, quick, immobile, loyal, degraded, agile, fast(a), fast-flying, firm, dissipated, spry, degenerate, immediate, nimbleAntonyms:
bumper-to-bumper, slow-moving, slow, larghissimo, pokey, long-play, unhurried, noncausal, unsmooth, unfixed, lento, sulky, sluggish, dilatory, drawn-out, moderato, laggard, poky, andante, rough, unfaithful, long-playing, pervious, lentissimo, larghetto, moral, largo, adagio, lazy, noncausativefast, firm, immobileadjective
securely fixed in place
"the post was still firm after being hit by the car"
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loyal, flying, debauched, unfluctuating, riotous, stiff, unwavering, unshakable, dissolute, libertine, truehearted, quick, unbendable, steadfast, degraded, solid, unfaltering, fast(a), steady, firm, dissipated, immobile, degenerate, profligate, strongAntonyms:
noncausal, slow-moving, rough, largo, pokey, slow, lentissimo, lazy, lento, unsmooth, long-play, dilatory, laggard, sulky, moral, larghetto, bumper-to-bumper, larghissimo, long-playing, drawn-out, pervious, poky, unfaithful, noncausative, moderato, unfixed, adagio, unhurried, sluggish, andantefirm, loyal, truehearted, fast(a)adjective
unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
"a firm ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison; "fast friends"
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drawn-out, slow-moving, slow, long-playing, sulky, long-play, unfaithful, laggard, sluggish, unhurried, pokey, moral, rough, pervious, larghissimo, noncausative, lento, unfixed, adagio, moderato, unsmooth, dilatory, noncausal, lentissimo, poky, lazy, andante, largo, larghetto, bumper-to-bumperfastverb
(of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time
"a fast lens"
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profligate, libertine, loyal, debauched, fast(a), dissolute, riotous, truehearted, dissipated, quick, flying, degenerate, firm, degraded, immobileAntonyms:
andante, lentissimo, largo, unsmooth, sluggish, bumper-to-bumper, moral, drawn-out, unfixed, unhurried, slow-moving, poky, adagio, pokey, slow, long-playing, rough, larghetto, laggard, lento, long-play, sulky, pervious, dilatory, noncausal, larghissimo, lazy, noncausative, moderato, unfaithfulfastverb
abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons
"Catholics sometimes fast during Lent"
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moral, noncausal, pervious, slow, unfaithful, long-playing, dilatory, lentissimo, unsmooth, adagio, moderato, pokey, larghetto, largo, lento, long-play, bumper-to-bumper, andante, lazy, slow-moving, sulky, rough, unfixed, laggard, unhurried, drawn-out, poky, noncausative, larghissimo, sluggishfastadverb
abstain from eating
"Before the medical exam, you must fast"
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rough, laggard, andante, unsmooth, slow-moving, pervious, long-playing, sluggish, larghissimo, drawn-out, slow, lentissimo, lento, pokey, larghetto, adagio, unfaithful, moderato, lazy, long-play, poky, bumper-to-bumper, unhurried, noncausative, largo, moral, noncausal, sulky, dilatory, unfixedfastadverb
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
"how fast can he get here?"; "ran as fast as he could"; "needs medical help fast"; "fast-running rivers"; "fast-breaking news"; "fast-opening (or fast-closing) shutters"
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tightAntonyms:
larghissimo, slow-moving, slow, unsmooth, rough, larghetto, moderato, andante, long-playing, bumper-to-bumper, unfixed, lentissimo, laggard, lento, pokey, lazy, dilatory, sluggish, long-play, poky, adagio, sulky, unfaithful, noncausative, unhurried, noncausal, moral, drawn-out, pervious, largofast, tightadverb
firmly or closely
"held fast to the rope"; "her foot was stuck fast"; "held tight"
Synonyms:
close, tight, closelyAntonyms:
larghetto, rough, sulky, unhurried, moderato, long-playing, andante, noncausal, moral, noncausative, slow-moving, adagio, pokey, sluggish, lentissimo, drawn-out, lazy, laggard, slow, dilatory, unfixed, pervious, largo, lento, poky, unsmooth, larghissimo, long-play, unfaithful, bumper-to-bumper
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
fastverb
Synonyms:
abstain from food, forbear eating, go without food, go hungryfastnoun
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fasting, abstinence from foodfastnoun
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fast day, day of fasting, banyan dayfastnoun
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time of fastingfastnoun
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rope (to fasten a vessel to a wharf)fastadjective
fastadjective
fastadjective
fastadjective
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fortified, strong, impregnablefastadjective
fastadjective
fastadjective
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dissipated, wild, giddy, reckless, thoughtless, thriftless, extravagantfastadjective
fastadjective
fastadjective
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extravagantly, prodigally, recklessly, wildly
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
fastadjective
Synonyms:
immovable, firm, rigid, impregnable, strong, invincible, invulnerable, fortified, steadfast, faithful, true, permanent, durable, rapid, swift, fleet, quick, expeditious, speedy, unrestrained, dissolute, dissipated, rakish, wanton, profligate, immoralfastadverb
Synonyms:
swiftly, rapidly, quickly, with celerity, post-haste, speedily, expeditiously, fixedly, firmly, immovably
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How to use fast in a sentence?
That was first time of my life that I play in (such) terrible conditions. The wind was so fast and the match become so ugly, it was almost impossible.
When you think of the natural, instinctive icons, like friends, love, and money, you realize how fast they can come and go. Pride and dignity, however are the only icons you can manage to poccess forever. Always keep your head up no matter what..
In some cities, the property prices surged too fast, causing the approval and issuance of personal mortgages to be restrained, once housing prices stabilise, the supply and demand of mortgages in those cities will be normalized too.
Jasprit Bumrah has the best and the most effective yorker among fast bowlers playing international cricket now.
A founder should be the type of person a team can respect and look to for guidance and leadership, and often that requires a certain degree of maturity that comes with experience, however, some very young founders have become exceptional CEOs by learning fast and cultivating an A + group of supportive advisors.
Translations for fast
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- vas, voor, kleurvas, vinnigAfrikaans
- ጾመAmharic
- سَريع, سرعة, عاجلاً, صامArabic
- тиҙ, ҡаты, шәп, ныҡ, нығытыпBashkir
- хуткі, хуткаBelarusian
- неизбеляващ, закрепен, бърз, здрав, постя, силно, дълбоко, бързо, здравоBulgarian
- མགྱོགས་པོ, ཟས་གཅོདTibetan Standard
- ràpid, ferm, veloç, ràpidament, veloçment, dejunar, fermamentCatalan, Valencian
- rychlý, hluboký, rychle, postitCzech
- ymprydioWelsh
- farvefast, dyb, foran, hurtig, fast, dybt, fasteDanish
- befestigt, pfeilgeschwind, tief, schnell, beständig, pfeilschnell, geschwind, fest, farbecht, fastenGerman
- βαθύς, στερεός, ταχύς, μπροστά, γρήγορος, νηστεύω, γρήγοραGreek
- rapida, fasti, rapideEsperanto
- rápido, ayunar, rápidamenteSpanish
- irmo, finko, azkar, tinko, barau egin, agudoBasque
- تند, فرز, روزه گرفتنPersian
- nopea, kiinni, syvä, sikeä, pikaisesti, lujasti, etuajassa, tiukasti, nopeasti, paastota, sikeästiFinnish
- skjótur, fastur, fasta, fast, skjóttFaroese
- rapide, vite, jeûner, rapidementFrench
- luath, suite, ceangailte, aoineIrish
- luath, traisgScottish Gaelic
- rápidoGalician
- מהיר, מהר, צָםHebrew
- तीव्र, तेज़, झटपट, जल्दी, उपवासHindi
- érzékeny, szilárd, gyors, siet, sebes, mély, tartós, szilárdan, mélyen, gyorsan, böjtölHungarian
- արագ, պաս պահելArmenian
- puasa, cepatIndonesian
- kvikur, fastur, hraðskreiður, hraður, snöggur, skjótur, fljótur, ör, fast, fasta, hrattIcelandic
- resistente, rapida, avanti, fisso, veloce, rapido, profondo, digiunare, profondamente, rapidamente, velocemente, saldamenteItalian
- מָהִירHebrew
- 速い, 早い, しっかりした, 急ぐ, しっかりと, 断食するJapanese
- pasaJavanese
- სწრაფი, მარხულობა, მარხვის შენახვაGeorgian
- លឿន, ឆាប់Khmer
- ವೇಗವಾಗಿKannada
- 빨리Korean
- زوو, sabit, zeft, zû, خێرا, زو, رۆژوو گرتن, rojî girtinKurdish
- celer, iēiūnōLatin
- tvirtas, greitas, greita, pasninkautiLithuanian
- nasks, stipri, straujš, ašs, žigls, knašs, ātrs, gavētLatvian
- ngita, nohopukuMāori
- отпорен, постојан, силен, цврст, брз, брзо, пости, цврсто, предвременMacedonian
- fastMongolian
- lena, laju, puasa, berpuasaMalay
- snel, kwiek, rap, vast, gezwind, vlug, vastenDutch
- kjapp, rask, dyp, fargeekte, før, for tidlig, fast, dypt, faste, raskt, kjapt, hurtigNorwegian
- tsį́į́łgo, hah, tsį́į́łNavajo, Navaho
- junarOccitan
- szybki, prędko, bystro, pościć, szybkoPolish
- profundo, veloz, firme, adiantado, seguro, indesbotável, rápido, pesado, velozmente, profundamente, rapidamente, seguramente, firmemente, adiantadamente, jejuarPortuguese
- gegünar, gegüner, gigina, gigigna, günerRomansh
- grăbit, repede, rapid, iute, ajuna, postiRomanian
- крепкий, прочный, скорый, обгоняющий, скоростной, спешащий, быстрый, преждевременно, прочно, попоститься, быстро, поститься, крепкоRussian
- शीघ्रं, स्थिरंSanskrit
- dejunare, giunai, geunare, deunare, deunzare, deinare, zaunare, ageunareSardinian
- brzo, постити, брзо, postitiSerbo-Croatian
- rýchly, rýchloSlovak
- híter, postiti se, hítroSlovene
- fäst, snabb, kvick, djup, färgäkta, före, kvickt, snabbt, fort, fasta, djuptSwedish
- haraka, fungaSwahili
- வேகமாகTamil
- వేగంగాTelugu
- рӯза гирифтанTajik
- เร็ว, อดอาหารThai
- mabilisTagalog
- hızlı, oruç tutmakTurkish
- швидкий, швидко, Припинити вогоньUkrainian
- تیزUrdu
- mau, nhanhVietnamese
- sagitavifik, vifikVolapük
- פֿאַסטןYiddish
- 快速Chinese
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