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Definitions

fast

[fast, fahst] / fæst, fɑst /

ADJECTIVE

speedy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agile brisk hot nimble quick rapid swift

STRONG

accelerated active dashing electric flashing fleet fleeting flying hurried racing ready snap split-second winged

WEAK

PDQ blue streak breakneck double-time expeditious expeditive hairtrigger hasty hypersonic in a jiffy in nothing flat lickety split like a bat out of hell like all get out like crazy like mad on the double posthaste presto pronto screamin' snappy speedball supersonic velocious

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clumsy slow

STRONG

dull

WEAK

plodding tardy unhurried

ADJECTIVE

fixed, immovable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

durable stable sure tight true

STRONG

adherent attached close constant constrained faithful fastened firm fortified glued held lasting permanent secure set sound staunch stuck wedged

WEAK

ardent impregnable indelible inextricable loyal resistant resolute steadfast tenacious true blue unwavering

Antonyms

STRONGEST

wobbly

STRONG

changeable disloyal ephemeral flexible inconstant indefinite irresolute loose moving temporary unattached unfixed unstable

WEAK

impermanent insecure movable uncertain

ADJECTIVE

immoral, promiscuous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

easy loose

STRONG

bawdy debauched depraved dissipated gadabout libertine light profligate wanton wild

WEAK

careless devil-may-care dissolute extravagant flirtatious frivolous giddy incontinent indecent intemperate lascivious lecherous lewd libidinous licentious lustful rakish reckless salacious self-gratifying self-indulgent sportive sporty unchaste

Antonyms

STRONGEST

strict

STRONG

chaste decent good moral nice pure uncorrupt virtuous

WEAK

upright

ADVERB

speedily

Synonyms

STRONGEST

quick quickly rapidly soon swift swiftly

WEAK

apace chop-chop expeditiously flat-out fleetly full tilt hastily hurriedly in a flash in haste in nothing flat in short order like a flash like a shot like greased lightning like wildfire posthaste presto promptly pronto

Antonyms

STRONGEST

slowly

WEAK

slow

ADVERB

fixedly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hard tight

STRONG

firm

WEAK

deeply firmly securely solidly soundly steadfastly tightly

Antonyms

WEAK

loosely unfixedly

NOUN

abstention from eating

Synonyms

STRONG

abstinence diet fasting

WEAK

xerophagy

Antonyms

STRONG

indulgence

WEAK

eating feast gluttony gorging stuffing

VERB

go without food

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abstain

STRONG

diet famish forbear refrain starve

WEAK

deny oneself go hungry not eat

Antonyms

STRONG

indulge

WEAK

eat glut gorge stuff

Example Sentences

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Leerdam had earlier set down a time of 37.15sec but Kok powered through the line in her skate against the American Erin Jackson to go more than half a second faster.

From Barron's

And eating out became increasingly affordable for families, with options expanding beyond fast food into family-friendly sit-down restaurants with kids’ menus.

From The Wall Street Journal

AI is breaking the traditional model of employment in real time faster than anyone realizes.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We believe slow is smooth, and smooth is fast, and we have to do everything one step at a time,” Bezos said in 2016.

From The Wall Street Journal

Researchers at Northwestern Medicine explored whether timing an overnight fast to match a person's natural sleep wake cycle could improve heart and metabolic health.

From Science Daily

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