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100 Other Words for “Fast”

February 20, 2026

100 Other Words for

No. Term Definition
1. accelerated made quicker than usual
2. active moving or working energetically
3. agile quick and light in movement
4. alacritous briskly eager and prompt
5. alert quick to notice and respond
6. animated lively and full of movement
7. apace at a quick pace
8. asap as soon as possible
9. ballistic extremely rapid; hard to stop
10. bang-up excellent; very effective and quick
11. blistering extremely hot or rapid
12. bolt-like sudden and very swift
13. brisk quick and energetic
14. brisk-paced moving at a lively rate
15. bustling full of hurried activity
16. capable able to act quickly and well
17. careening moving swiftly and uncontrolled
18. celerous swift; quick-moving
19. chop-chop hurry up; without delay
20. clipping moving along at speed
21. crackling full of quick, sharp energy
22. dashing quick and stylishly energetic
23. deft quick and skillful
24. dispatch send or do promptly
25. double-quick very fast; at a run
26. downhill getting faster with ease
27. electric excitingly quick and intense
28. expedited done sooner by speeding up
29. express direct and rapid; no stops
30. extempore done on the spot; quickly
31. featherlight very light; moves quickly
32. fleet swift; fast-moving
33. fleet-footed able to run very quickly
34. flying moving very quickly
35. freewheeling moving fast with little restraint
36. galloping moving at a rapid run
37. gas-quick very quick; immediate
38. giddy dizzyingly rapid or excited
39. go-go high-energy and fast-paced
40. greased-lightning extremely fast movement
41. hair-trigger reacting with little delay
42. hasty done with excessive speed
43. headlong rushing forward recklessly
44. high-speed operating at great speed
45. hot-foot in a hurry; quickly
46. hurried done in a rush
47. hustling moving fast with purpose
48. immediate happening without delay
49. impetuous acting quickly without thought
50. in a flash very quickly; instantly
51. in no time very soon; quickly
52. instant happening at once
53. jiffy a very short time
54. joltingly quick so fast it feels abrupt
55. keen quick to understand or act
56. kinetic characterized by rapid motion
57. knockout quick impressively fast
58. leaping moving in quick jumps
59. lightning extremely fast and sudden
60. lively full of quick energy
61. madcap wildly fast and reckless
62. meteoric sudden and very rapid
63. minute taking very little time
64. nimble quick and easy in movement
65. nippy quick; brisk
66. on the double at once; quickly
67. on the fly done quickly while moving
68. overhasty too quick; premature
69. pacey moving at a good speed
70. pell-mell in a rushed, chaotic way
71. peppy lively; full of quick energy
72. peremptory done abruptly; without delay
73. posthaste with great speed
74. precipitate done suddenly and quickly
75. prompt done without delay
76. quick-acting working with little delay
77. quick-fire rapid and continuous
78. quick-moving moving at a high rate
79. quickstep a brisk marching pace
80. racing moving very fast
81. rapid happening at great speed
82. rapid-fire very fast and repeated
83. rattling moving or happening very fast
84. razor-sharp very quick to perceive
85. reckless acting fast without caution
86. rush move or act quickly
87. scorching extremely fast or intense
88. scrambling moving hurriedly and clumsily
89. searing intensely fast or forceful
90. sharp quick to understand or react
91. shooting moving suddenly and fast
92. short-order done very quickly
93. snappy quick and brisk
94. speedy moving at a high speed
95. spontaneous done quickly without planning
96. sprightly lively and quick-moving
97. sprinting running at top speed
98. spur-of-the-moment done suddenly and quickly
99. swift moving with great speed
100. tearing moving very fast

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