hypersonic

[hahy-per-son-ik] / ˌhaɪ pərˈsɒn ɪk /

ADJECTIVE

fast

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 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

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But they are efficient at high speeds, making them ideal for applications such as hypersonic cruise missiles.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Beyond supersonic travel lies hypersonic travel, which involves flying at Mach 5 or above and comes with intense thermal challenges that have yet to be resolved.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

New weapons should include counter-drone systems and affordable, long-range hypersonic missiles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Aerospace startup Hermeus is moving its headquarters to El Segundo from Atlanta as it aims to build autonomous hypersonic aircraft for the military, the latest sign of revival in the region’s aerospace and defense sectors.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

But even with the errors, the machines processed the transonic, supersonic, and hypersonic flows and trajectory analyses in a way that surpassed the upper limits of human ability.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

hypersonic

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