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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
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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-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"
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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
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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
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fastadjective
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fortified, strong, impregnablefastadjective
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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
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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?
The decision to fast is actually an interplay between three major players—the person himself, his religious leader, and the medical advisor, all people with type 1 diabetes or who need insulin should not fast, any underaged child should not fast, and of course any women who are diabetic and pregnant should not fast at all.
Therefore, be ye lamps unto yourselves, be a refuge to yourselves. Hold fast to Truth as a lamp; hold fast to the truth as a refuge. Look not for a refuge in anyone beside yourselves. And those, who shall be a lamp unto themselves, shall betake themselves to no external refuge, but holding fast to the Truth as their lamp, and holding fast to the Truth as their refuge, they shall reach the topmost height.
And come he slow, or come he fast, It is but death who comes at last.
When it comes to nutrient breakdown, your best option is to go with the fast casual foods, however, don't be fooled that they're necessarily better for you when it comes to calorie load, as shown in this study, fast casual foods are more calorically dense, the reason being is they are often larger in size than fast food portion sizes.
When you look at the problem of getting from Point A to Point B anywhere in the world, the question is how fast do you want to go and how fast is fast enough? supersonic isn’t really fast enough to go overseas and back in one day. For the business traveler or the military, where time is really important, that’s an interesting point. Mach 5 is where you can do that. You can get across the Atlantic in about 2 hours and across the Pacific in about 3 hours.
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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