Antonyms for quick
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1. quickadjective

   raw or sensitive flesh, especially that underneath finger and toe nails.

   Antonyms:
   slow

   Synonyms:
   rapid, swift, speedy, fast

2. quickadjective

   Occurring in a short time; happening or done rapidly.

   That was a quick meal.

   Synonyms:
   speedy, rapid, fast, swift

3. quickadjective

   Lively, fast-thinking, witty, intelligent.

   You have to be very quick to be able to compete in ad-lib theatrics.

   Synonyms:
   speedy, rapid, swift, fast

4. quickadjective

   Mentally agile, alert, perceptive.

   My father is old but he still has a quick wit.

   Synonyms:
   fast, rapid, speedy, swift

5. quickadjective

   Of temper: easily aroused to anger; quick-tempered.

   Synonyms:
   rapid, speedy, swift, fast

6. quickadjective

   Alive, living.

   Synonyms:
   fast, speedy, rapid, swift

7. quickadjective

   Pregnant, especially at the stage where the foetus's movements can be felt; figuratively, alive with some emotion or feeling.

   She was quick with child.

   Synonyms:
   speedy, rapid, fast, swift

8. quickadjective

   Of water: flowing.

   Synonyms:
   fast, swift, rapid, speedy

9. quickadjective

   Burning, flammable, fiery.

   Synonyms:
   speedy, swift, rapid, fast

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1. quick

   Active refers to both quickness and constancy of action; in the former sense it is allied with agile, alert, brisk, etc.; in the latter, with busy, diligent, industrious. The active love employment, the busy are actually employed, the diligent and the industrious are habitually busy. The restless are active from inability to keep quiet; their activity may be without purpose, or out of all proportion to the purpose contemplated. The officious are undesirably active in the affairs of others. Compare ALERT; ALIVE; MEDDLESOME.

   Antonyms:
   dull, heavy, idle, inactive, indolent, inert, lazy, quiescent, quiet, slow, sluggish, stupid

   Synonyms:
   active, agile, alert, brisk, bustling, busy, diligent, energetic, expeditious, industrious, lively, mobile, nimble, officious, prompt, ready, restless, sprightly, spry, supple, vigorous, wide awake

   Preposition:
   Active in work, in a cause; for an object, as for justice; with persons or instrumentalities; about something, as about other people's business.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. quick

   Antonyms:
   slow, tardy, sluggish, inert, inactive, dull, insensitive

   Synonyms:
   fast, rapid, speedy, expeditious, swift, hasty, prompt, ready, clever, sharp, shrewd, adroit, keen, fleet, active, brisk, nimble, lively, agile, alert, sprightly, transient, intelligent, irascible

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. quickadjective

   any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)

   Antonyms:
   inactive, unexcitable, unhurried, slow, unintelligent, stupid

2. quick, speedyadjective

   accomplished rapidly and without delay

   "was quick to make friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident"; "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"; "a speedy recovery"; "he has a right to a speedy trial"

   Antonyms:
   unhurried, slow, stupid, unexcitable, inactive, unintelligent

   Synonyms:
   immediate, straightaway, warm, fast, speedy, spry, ready, agile, nimble, prompt, flying, rapid

3. flying, quick, fastadjective

   hurried and brief

   "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit"

   Antonyms:
   slow, unhurried, unintelligent, stupid, unexcitable, inactive

   Synonyms:
   ready, flying, profligate, straightaway, debauched, riotous, prompt, speedy, fast, dissolute, libertine, truehearted, warm, immobile, loyal, degraded, agile, fast(a), fast-flying, firm, dissipated, spry, degenerate, immediate, nimble

4. agile, nimble, quick, spryadjective

   moving quickly and lightly

   "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it"

   Antonyms:
   unhurried, inactive, unintelligent, slow, unexcitable, stupid

   Synonyms:
   immediate, straightaway, warm, fast, speedy, spry, ready, agile, nimble, prompt, flying

5. quick, readyadjective

   apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity

   "a quick mind"; "a ready wit"

   Antonyms:
   unhurried, unintelligent, unexcitable, slow, stupid, inactive

   Synonyms:
   immediate, straightaway, warm, fast, speedy, spry, ready, agile, nimble, prompt, flying, ready(a)

6. immediate, prompt, quick, straightawayadjective

   performed with little or no delay

   "an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial"

   Antonyms:
   unexcitable, slow, unhurried, unintelligent, stupid, inactive

   Synonyms:
   immediate, straightaway, warm, fast, prompt, spry, speedy, ready, agile, nimble, flying, contiguous

7. quick, warmadverb

   easily aroused or excited

   "a quick temper"; "a warm temper"

   Antonyms:
   unhurried, unexcitable, unintelligent, slow, stupid, inactive

   Synonyms:
   ready, tender, straightaway, fond, prompt, speedy, fast, ardent, warm, lovesome, spry, agile, flying, strong, affectionate, immediate, nimble

8. promptly, quickly, quickadverb

   with little or no delay

   "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!"

   Antonyms:
   stupid, slow, unhurried, unexcitable, unintelligent, inactive

   Synonyms:
   rapidly, pronto, chop-chop, speedily, cursorily, readily, right away, quickly, apace, promptly

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1. quickadjective

   Antonyms:
   slow, dilatory, sluggish

   Synonyms:
   hasty, swift, fast, speedy, fleet, hurried, rapid, expeditious, living, animate, live, animated, sprightly, lively, spirited, agile, brisk, nimble, prompt, deft, irascible, passionate, choleric, excitable, hasty, sharp, summary

How to use quick in a sentence?

1. Justin Turner:

   It’s over, it do n’t matter, it does n’t matter if I made five errors yesterday, I had five strikeouts or if I hit five home runs. It does n’t matter. For me, I try to move on as quick as possible whether it’s good or bad.

2. Brandon Hallman:

   I heard a couple quick shots, you know, back to back to back. Went out there and, you know, looked and it was already over, we just grabbed some towels and kind of went down there to try and help before the paramedics got here.

3. Peggy Caruso:

   You don't want to ramble. Have a quick 30-second explainer of what you do so they understand, and follow up with a question... everyone likes to talk about themselves.

4. Laurent Toubiana:

   If we do not see a quick resurgence of the epidemic, we might get a break for a few weeks.

5. Pete Mercurio:

   She was able to make quick decisions to place that baby in a pre-adoptive home as quickly as possible, so he didn't languish in the system.

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