rapid-fire

The word “rapid-fire” has 3 syllables: rap-id-fire

It's pronounced as /ˈræpɪd faɪər/

What is synonym and antonym for rapid-fire?

In the thesaurus, “rapid-fire” has 57 synonyms and 26 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for rapid-fire along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for rapid-fire

accelerated
agile
alacritous
at speed
blistering
breakneck
breathless
breathtaking
brisk
dizzy
energetic
expeditious
express
fast
fleet
fleet-footed
flying
galloping
harefooted
hastened
hasty
headlong
high-speed
hot
hurried
immediate
lightning
lissome
lively
nimble
nippy
precipitate
prompt
quick
quick-fire
quickened
rapid
rattling
ready
rush
rushed
snappy
speedy
split-second
splitting
strenuous
strong
summary
supersonic
swift
ultrafast
ultrarapid
ultrasonic
vigorous
whirlwind
winged
zippy

Antonyms for rapid-fire

crawling
dallying
dawdling
delayed
deliberate
dilatory
dillydallying
dragging
halted
laggard
languid
late
leisurely
lingering
measured
plodding
pokey
poking
poky
slow
slowed
slowish
sluggish
tardy
ultraslow
unhurried

Meanings of rapid-fire

adjective
1. (of a gun) Able to fire bullets in quick succession.
2. (of a series of questions, etc.) Delivered in a rapid continuous stream.

Example Sentences

The speaker delivered a rapid-fire series of questions, leaving no time for answers.
The rapid-fire bursts from the machine gun echoed through the battlefield.
In the debate, the two opponents exchanged rapid-fire arguments, each trying to outdo the other.
The reporter asked rapid-fire questions to the politician during the press conference.
The rapid-fire pace of the action scenes kept the audience on the edge of their seats.

On this page you'll find 83 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to rapid-fire, such as: accelerated, agile, alacritous, at speed, blistering, breakneck, breathless.

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