Synonyms for expeditiousness
- briskness
- celerity
- dispatch
- expedition
- fleetness
- haste
- hastiness
- hustle
- rapidity
- rapidness
- speed
- speediness
- swiftness
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Antonyms for expeditiousness
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EXAMPLES FROM THE WEB FOR EXPEDITIOUSNESS
If you were not expected, your expeditiousness is appreciated, be sure.'
It was a great country for expeditiousness, as you will find, if you do me the honor to follow me to the end.
WORD ORIGIN
late 15c., expedycius "useful, fitting," from Latin expeditus "disengaged, ready, prompt," past participle of expidere (see expedite). Meaning "speedy" is from 1590s. Related: Expeditiously; expeditiousness.
MORE RELATED WORDS FOR EXPEDITIOUSNESS
celerity
nounswiftnessdispatch
nounspeed in carrying out actionfleetness
nounhastehaste
nounextreme speed, hurry- alacrity
- briskness
- bustle
- carelessness
- celerity
- dash
- dispatch
- drive
- expedition
- expeditiousness
- fleetness
- flurry
- foolhardiness
- hastiness
- heedlessness
- hurly-burly
- hurriedness
- hustle
- hustling
- impatience
- impetuosity
- incautiousness
- nimbleness
- pace
- precipitancy
- precipitateness
- prematureness
- press
- promptitude
- promptness
- quickness
- rapidity
- rapidness
- rashness
- recklessness
- rush
- scamper
- scramble
- scurry
- scuttle
- swiftness
- urgency
- velocity
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