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Entry Word:: speed
Function:: noun

Text: a high rate of movement or performance<we did our homework with as much speed as possible so we could go to the movies>Synonymscelerity, fastness, fleetness, haste, hurry, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speediness, swiftness, velocityRelated Wordsclip, pace, rate, tempo; drive, hustle; acceleration, rush; dispatch, expedition, expeditiousness, promptnessNear Antonymslanguidness, languor, leisureliness, lethargy, torpor; reluctance; deliberateness, deliberationAntonymsslowness, sluggishness

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