Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word



Synonyms for speedier


Grammar : Adj
Spell : spee-dee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈspi di

Top 10 synonyms for speedier Other synonyms for the word speedier

Définition of speedier

Origin :
  • Old English spedig "prosperous, wealthy;" meaning "moving swiftly" is from late 14c., from speed (n.) + -y (2). Related: Speedily; speediness. Speedy Gonzales, Warner Brothers studios cartoon mouse, debuted in 1953 short directed by Bob McKimson.
  • adj fast, quick
Example sentences :
  • No one would deny that the test proposed is fairer, speedier, and safer than any other.
  • Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
  • All the speedier will the matter be settled if you understand it as such.
  • Extract from : « The Fortunes Of Glencore » by Charles James Lever
  • The gait of the animal was awkward, but speedier even than the youths suspected.
  • Extract from : « Two Boys in Wyoming » by Edward S. Ellis
  • They are not only speedier than the horse and wagon, but their keeping costs less.
  • Extract from : « Commercial Geography » by Jacques W. Redway
  • Willett had been accustomed to speedier surrender to his advances.
  • Extract from : « Tonio, Son of the Sierras » by Charles King
  • Harknesss horse was the speedier, and he disappeared quickly.
  • Extract from : « Justin Wingate, Ranchman » by John H. Whitson
  • That it may give the speedier relief, spread the ointment thick.
  • Extract from : « The Toilet of Flora » by Pierre-Joseph Buc'hoz
  • It is the tumult of a mob, appeasable only by speedier bloodshed.
  • Extract from : « Spanish Vistas » by George Parsons Lathrop
  • The union was impossible; the speedier their separation, therefore, clearly the better.
  • Extract from : « Coningsby » by Benjamin Disraeli
  • A jack is speedier than a coyote, so Hartigan could not resist.
  • Extract from : « The Preacher of Cedar Mountain » by Ernest Thompson Seton

Antonyms for speedier

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019