quickens

The word “quickens” has 2 syllables: quick-ens

It's pronounced as /ˈkwɪkənz/

What is synonym and antonym for quickens?

In the thesaurus, “quickens” has 95 synonyms and 61 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for quickens along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for quickens

abets
accelerates
activates
actuates
aids
animates
arouses
awakens
awakes
boosts
braces
bundles
buoys
charges
cheers
dispatches
drives
eases
electrifies
emboldens
encourages
energizes
enflames
enkindles
enlivens
excites
expedites
facilitates
fast-tracks
ferments
fillips
fires
foments
fortifies
galvanizes
goads
hastens
heartens
hurries
impels
incites
inflames
infuses
inspires
instigates
invigorates
juices up
jump-starts
kindles
lifts
motivates
motives
moves
prods
propels
provokes
pushes
races
raises
rallies
reactivates
reanimates
reawakens
reawakes
recharges
recreates
reenergizes
refreshens
refreshes
regenerates
reinvigorates
rejuvenates
rekindles
renews
restimulates
resurrects
resuscitates
revitalizes
revives
rouses
rushes
sets off
sparks
spikes
spurs
steels
stimulates
stirs
strengthens
triggers
turns on
urges
vitalizes
vivifies
whisks

Antonyms for quickens

arrests
brakes
burns out
checks
curbs
dampens
damps
daunts
deadens
debilitates
decelerates
delays
demoralizes
discourages
disheartens
dispirits
does in
drains
dulls
encumbers
enervates
enfeebles
exhausts
fags
fatigues
fetters
hampers
harasses
hinders
hobbles
holds back
holds up
impedes
inhibits
jades
kayoes
kills
knocks out
manacles
quells
quenches
represses
restrains
retards
saps
shackles
slows
stalls
stays
stills
stops
stunts
suppresses
ties up
trammels
undermines
washes out
weakens
wearies
wears
wears out

Meanings of quickens

verb
1. To give life to; to animate, make alive, revive.
2. To come back to life, receive life.
3. To take on a state of activity or vigour comparable to life; to be roused, excited.
4. Of a pregnant woman: to first feel the movements of the foetus, or reach the stage of pregnancy at which this takes place; of a foetus: to begin to move.
5. To make quicker; to hasten, speed up.
6. To become faster.
7. To shorten the radius of (a curve); to make (a curve) sharper.
noun
1. A weed, quitch.

Example Sentences

As the race progresses, his pace quickens, leaving his competitors behind.
The anticipation of the approaching holiday quickens the children's excitement.
With each step, her heartbeat quickens as she nears the finish line.
The scent of spring flowers quickens memories of warmer days and brighter skies.
The rhythm of the music gradually quickens, encouraging dancers to move with more energy.

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