Synonyms of the word swift


SWIFTFAST - FLEET - IRONIST - PACKER - RIDICULER - SATIRIST

swift

  • adj. Fast; quick; rapid.
  • adj. Capable of moving at high speeds.
  • n. (obsolete) The current of a stream.
  • n. A small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid…
  • n. Some lizards of the genus Sceloporus.
  • n. A moth of the family Hepialidae, swift moth, ghost moth.
  • adv. (obsolete, poetic) Swiftly.

fast

  • adj. (dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.
  • adj. Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.
  • adj. (of people) Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now only in set phrases like "fast friend".).
  • adj. Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid.
  • adj. Causing unusual rapidity of play or action.
  • adj. (computing, of a piece of hardware) Able to transfer data in a short period of time.
  • adj. Deep or sound (of sleep); fast asleep (of people).
  • adj. (of dyes or colours) Not running or fading when subjected to detrimental conditions such as wetness or…
  • adj. (obsolete) Tenacious; retentive.
  • adj. (colloquial) Having an extravagant lifestyle or immoral habits.
  • adj. Ahead of the correct time or schedule.
  • adj. (of photographic film) More sensitive to light than average.
  • adv. In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved.
  • adv. (of sleeping) Deeply or soundly.
  • adv. Immediately following in place or time; close, very near.
  • adv. Quickly, with great speed; within a short time.
  • adv. Ahead of the correct time or schedule.
  • n. (Britain, rail transport) A train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination,…
  • interj. (archery) Short for "stand fast", a warning not to pass between the arrow and the target.
  • v. (intransitive) To restrict one’s personal consumption, generally of food, but sometimes other things,…
  • n. The act or practice of abstaining from food or of eating very little food.
  • n. The period of time during which one abstains from or eats very little food.

fleet

  • n. A group of vessels or vehicles.
  • n. Any group of associated items.
  • n. (nautical) A number of vessels in company, especially war vessels; also, the collective naval force of…
  • n. (nautical, British Royal Navy) Any command of vessels exceeding a squadron in size, or a rear-admiral's…
  • n. (obsolete) A flood; a creek or inlet, a bay or estuary, a river subject to the tide. cognate to Low German…
  • n. (nautical) A location, as on a navigable river, where barges are secured.
  • v. (obsolete) To float.
  • v. To pass over rapidly; to skim the surface of.
  • v. To hasten over; to cause to pass away lightly, or in mirth and joy.
  • v. (nautical) To move up a rope, so as to haul to more advantage; especially to draw apart the blocks of…
  • v. (nautical, intransitive, of people) To move or change in position.
  • v. (nautical, obsolete) To shift the position of dead-eyes when the shrouds are become too long.
  • v. To cause to slip down the barrel of a capstan or windlass, as a rope or chain.
  • v. To take the cream from; to skim.
  • adj. (literary) Swift in motion; moving with velocity; light and quick in going from place to place; nimble;…
  • adj. (uncommon) Light; superficially thin; not penetrating deep, as soil.

ironist

  • n. Someone who uses irony in humor.
  • n. (philosophy) A supporter of ironism.

packer

  • n. A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation.
  • n. (computing) A software program that compresses code or data.
  • n. (US) A ring of packing or a special device to render gastight and watertight the space between the tubing…
  • n. (LGBT) An artificial penis or other manbulge-causing object worn by a drag king, transman, etc., inside…

ridiculer

  • n. One who ridicules.

satirist

  • n. A person who writes satire.

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