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like a house fire

[ noun, adjective hous; verb houz ]SEE DEFINITION OF like a house fire
  • as inrapid

Synonyms for like a house fire

  • accelerated
  • breakneck
  • brisk
  • expeditious
  • fast
  • hasty
  • speedy
  • swift
  • active
  • express
  • fleet
  • flying
  • precipitate
  • prompt
  • ready
  • screaming
  • agile
  • double time
  • expeditive
  • fleet of foot
  • hurried
  • in nothing flat
  • light-footed
  • like a house on fire
  • lively
  • mercurial
  • nimble
  • on the double
  • quick as a wink
  • quickened
  • really rolling
  • spry
  • winged
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Antonyms for like a house fire

  • delayed
  • slow
  • sluggish
  • tardy
  • languishing
  • leisurely
  • slack
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