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Synonyms for fast
fæst, fɑst
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Princeton's WordNet
fast, fasting(adj)
abstaining from food
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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-playfast(adj)
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, dilatoryfast(adj)
(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, lentofast(adj)
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, moralfast(adj)
(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, adagiofast(adj)
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, fast(adj)
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, fast(adj)
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, immobile(adj)
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)(adj)
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-bumperfast(verb)
(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, unfaithfulfast(verb)
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, sluggishfast(adverb)
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, unfixedfast(adverb)
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, tight(adverb)
firmly or closely
"held fast to the rope"; "her foot was stuck fast"; "held tight"
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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
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
fast(v. n.)
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abstain from food, forbear eating, go without food, go hungryfast(n.)
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fasting, abstinence from foodfast(n.)
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fast day, day of fasting, banyan dayfast(n.)
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time of fastingfast(n.)
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rope (to fasten a vessel to a wharf)fast(a.)
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fortified, strong, impregnablefast(a.)
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dissipated, wild, giddy, reckless, thoughtless, thriftless, extravagantfast(ad.)
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extravagantly, prodigally, recklessly, wildly
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
fast(a)
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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, immoralfast(adv)
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swiftly, rapidly, quickly, with celerity, post-haste, speedily, expeditiously, fixedly, firmly, immovably
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How to use fast in a sentence?
It has been getting better, but in my opinion not at a fast enough rate.
I am not dying, not anymore than any of us are at any moment. We run, hopefully as fast as we can, and then everyone must stop. We can only choose how we handle the race.
Little Caesars spokesperson Tina Taylor:
Nutrition wise, compared to other pizzas or fast food items in the market, it's really not astronomical -- if you're going to indulge, this pizza is definitely worth it.
Some of the rainfall was outlandishly fast, several of our reliable rain-spotters reported seeing multiple inches of rain in under an hour. That much water in a short time just accelerates the amount of damage that can happen.
A bigger issue is how fast do you have intelligent robotics replace manual labor everywhere in the world.
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
- 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
- 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
- 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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