Synonyms for fast
fæst, fɑstfast

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1. fast

   Synonyms:
   firm, secure, fixed, constant, steadfast, stable, unyielding, unswerving, rapid, accelerated, wild, reckless, dissipated, pay

   Antonyms:
   loose, insecure, slow, tardy, steady, sober, virtuous

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1. fast, fastingadjective

   abstaining from food

   Synonyms:
   fasting

   Antonyms:
   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-play

2. fastadjective

   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"

   Synonyms:
   profligate, libertine, loyal, debauched, fast(a), dissolute, riotous, truehearted, dissipated, quick, flying, degenerate, firm, degraded, immobile

   Antonyms:
   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, dilatory

3. fastadjective

   (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time

   "my watch is fast"

   Synonyms:
   profligate, libertine, loyal, debauched, fast(a), dissolute, riotous, truehearted, dissipated, quick, flying, degenerate, firm, degraded, immobile

   Antonyms:
   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, lento

4. fastadjective

   at a rapid tempo

   "the band played a fast fox trot"

   Synonyms:
   profligate, libertine, loyal, debauched, fast(a), dissolute, riotous, truehearted, dissipated, quick, flying, degenerate, firm, degraded, immobile

   Antonyms:
   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, moral

5. fastadjective

   (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds

   "a fast road"; "grass courts are faster than clay"

   Synonyms:
   profligate, libertine, loyal, debauched, fast(a), dissolute, riotous, truehearted, dissipated, quick, flying, degenerate, firm, degraded, immobile

   Antonyms:
   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, adagio

6. fastadjective

   resistant to destruction or fading

   "fast colors"

   Synonyms:
   profligate, libertine, loyal, debauched, fast(a), dissolute, riotous, truehearted, dissipated, quick, flying, degenerate, firm, degraded, immobile

   Antonyms:
   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, lazy

7. debauched, 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"

   Synonyms:
   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, firm

   Antonyms:
   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, larghissimo

8. flying, quick, fastadjective

   hurried and brief

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

   Synonyms:
   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, nimble

   Antonyms:
   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, noncausative

9. fast, firm, immobileadjective

   securely fixed in place

   "the post was still firm after being hit by the car"

   Synonyms:
   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, strong

   Antonyms:
   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, andante

10. firm, 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"

    Antonyms:
    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-bumper

11. fastverb

    (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time

    "a fast lens"

    Synonyms:
    profligate, libertine, loyal, debauched, fast(a), dissolute, riotous, truehearted, dissipated, quick, flying, degenerate, firm, degraded, immobile

    Antonyms:
    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, unfaithful

12. fastverb

    abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons

    "Catholics sometimes fast during Lent"

    Antonyms:
    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, sluggish

13. fastadverb

    abstain from eating

    "Before the medical exam, you must fast"

    Antonyms:
    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, unfixed

14. fastadverb

    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"

    Synonyms:
    tight

    Antonyms:
    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, largo

15. fast, tightadverb

    firmly or closely

    "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was stuck fast"; "held tight"

    Synonyms:
    close, tight, closely

    Antonyms:
    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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1. fastverb

   Synonyms:
   abstain from food, forbear eating, go without food, go hungry

2. fastnoun

   Synonyms:
   fasting, abstinence from food

3. fastnoun

   Synonyms:
   fast day, day of fasting, banyan day

4. fastnoun

   Synonyms:
   time of fasting

5. fastnoun

   Synonyms:
   rope (to fasten a vessel to a wharf)

6. fastadjective

   Synonyms:
   fastened, fixed, close, tight

7. fastadjective

   Synonyms:
   immovable, firm

8. fastadjective

   Synonyms:
   constant, steadfast, stanch

9. fastadjective

   Synonyms:
   fortified, strong, impregnable

10. fastadjective

    Synonyms:
    sound, deep, profound

11. fastadjective

    Synonyms:
    swift, quick, fleet, rapid

12. fastadjective

    Synonyms:
    dissipated, wild, giddy, reckless, thoughtless, thriftless, extravagant

13. fastadjective

    Synonyms:
    firmly, tightly, immovably

14. fastadjective

    Synonyms:
    swiftly, quickly, rapidly

15. fastadjective

    Synonyms:
    extravagantly, prodigally, recklessly, wildly

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1. 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, immoral

2. fastadverb

   Synonyms:
   swiftly, rapidly, quickly, with celerity, post-haste, speedily, expeditiously, fixedly, firmly, immovably

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1. List of paraphrases for "fast":

   rapid, quick, quickly, rapidly, hurry, speedy, swift, prompt, swiftly, soon, expres, expeditious, almost, promptly, fasting, speedily, expeditiously, timely, speed, rapids, early, high-speed, nearly, faster, vite, sticky, fast-track, accelerated

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1. FAST

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1. Mahmoud Ibrahim:

   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.

2. Buddha:

   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.

3. Sir Walter Scott:

   And come he slow, or come he fast, It is but death who comes at last.

4. Melissa Rifkin:

   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.

5. Kevin Bowcutt:

   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.