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Wiktionary0.0 / 0 votes

  1. quickadjective

    raw or sensitive flesh, especially that underneath finger and toe nails.

    Synonyms:
    rapid, swift, speedy, fast

    Antonyms:
    slow

  2. quickadjective

    Occurring in a short time; happening or done rapidly.

    That was a quick meal.

    Synonyms:
    speedy, rapid, fast, swift

  3. quickadjective

    Lively, fast-thinking, witty, intelligent.

    You have to be very quick to be able to compete in ad-lib theatrics.

    Synonyms:
    speedy, rapid, swift, fast

  4. quickadjective

    Mentally agile, alert, perceptive.

    My father is old but he still has a quick wit.

    Synonyms:
    fast, rapid, speedy, swift

  5. quickadjective

    Of temper: easily aroused to anger; quick-tempered.

    Synonyms:
    rapid, speedy, swift, fast

  6. quickadjective

    Alive, living.

    Synonyms:
    fast, speedy, rapid, swift

  7. quickadjective

    Pregnant, especially at the stage where the foetus's movements can be felt; figuratively, alive with some emotion or feeling.

    She was quick with child.

    Synonyms:
    speedy, rapid, fast, swift

  8. quickadjective

    Of water: flowing.

    Synonyms:
    fast, swift, rapid, speedy

  9. quickadjective

    Burning, flammable, fiery.

    Synonyms:
    speedy, swift, rapid, fast

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. quick

    Active refers to both quickness and constancy of action; in the former sense it is allied with agile, alert, brisk, etc.; in the latter, with busy, diligent, industrious. The active love employment, the busy are actually employed, the diligent and the industrious are habitually busy. The restless are active from inability to keep quiet; their activity may be without purpose, or out of all proportion to the purpose contemplated. The officious are undesirably active in the affairs of others. Compare ALERT; ALIVE; MEDDLESOME.

    Synonyms:
    active, agile, alert, brisk, bustling, busy, diligent, energetic, expeditious, industrious, lively, mobile, nimble, officious, prompt, ready, restless, sprightly, spry, supple, vigorous, wide awake

    Antonyms:
    dull, heavy, idle, inactive, indolent, inert, lazy, quiescent, quiet, slow, sluggish, stupid

    Preposition:
    Active in work, in a cause; for an object, as for justice; with persons or instrumentalities; about something, as about other people's business.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. quick

    Synonyms:
    fast, rapid, speedy, expeditious, swift, hasty, prompt, ready, clever, sharp, shrewd, adroit, keen, fleet, active, brisk, nimble, lively, agile, alert, sprightly, transient, intelligent, irascible

    Antonyms:
    slow, tardy, sluggish, inert, inactive, dull, insensitive

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. quickadjective

    any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)

    Antonyms:
    inactive, unexcitable, unhurried, slow, unintelligent, stupid

  2. quick, speedyadjective

    accomplished rapidly and without delay

    "was quick to make friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident"; "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"; "a speedy recovery"; "he has a right to a speedy trial"

    Synonyms:
    immediate, straightaway, warm, fast, speedy, spry, ready, agile, nimble, prompt, flying, rapid

    Antonyms:
    unhurried, slow, stupid, unexcitable, inactive, unintelligent

  3. flying, quick, fastadjective

    hurried and brief

    "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit"

    Synonyms:
    ready, flying, profligate, straightaway, debauched, riotous, prompt, speedy, fast, dissolute, libertine, truehearted, warm, immobile, loyal, degraded, agile, fast(a), fast-flying, firm, dissipated, spry, degenerate, immediate, nimble

    Antonyms:
    slow, unhurried, unintelligent, stupid, unexcitable, inactive

  4. agile, nimble, quick, spryadjective

    moving quickly and lightly

    "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it"

    Synonyms:
    immediate, straightaway, warm, fast, speedy, spry, ready, agile, nimble, prompt, flying

    Antonyms:
    unhurried, inactive, unintelligent, slow, unexcitable, stupid

  5. quick, readyadjective

    apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity

    "a quick mind"; "a ready wit"

    Synonyms:
    immediate, straightaway, warm, fast, speedy, spry, ready, agile, nimble, prompt, flying, ready(a)

    Antonyms:
    unhurried, unintelligent, unexcitable, slow, stupid, inactive

  6. immediate, prompt, quick, straightawayadjective

    performed with little or no delay

    "an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial"

    Synonyms:
    immediate, straightaway, warm, fast, prompt, spry, speedy, ready, agile, nimble, flying, contiguous

    Antonyms:
    unexcitable, slow, unhurried, unintelligent, stupid, inactive

  7. quick, warmadverb

    easily aroused or excited

    "a quick temper"; "a warm temper"

    Synonyms:
    ready, tender, straightaway, fond, prompt, speedy, fast, ardent, warm, lovesome, spry, agile, flying, strong, affectionate, immediate, nimble

    Antonyms:
    unhurried, unexcitable, unintelligent, slow, stupid, inactive

  8. promptly, quickly, quickadverb

    with little or no delay

    "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!"

    Synonyms:
    rapidly, pronto, chop-chop, speedily, cursorily, readily, right away, quickly, apace, promptly

    Antonyms:
    stupid, slow, unhurried, unexcitable, unintelligent, inactive

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. quickadjective

    Synonyms:
    active, nimble, agile, alert, brisk, prompt, ready

  2. quickadjective

    Synonyms:
    rapid, swift, speedy, fleet, hasty, expeditious, hurried, flying

  3. quickadjective

    Synonyms:
    dexterous, adroit, skilful, expert, apt

  4. quickadjective

    Synonyms:
    acute, clever, sharp, shrewd, keen, intelligent, sagacious, discerning

  5. quickadjective

    Synonyms:
    hasty, choleric, passionate, testy, irritable, touchy, waspish, petulant, irascible, peppery, snappish

  6. quickadjective

    Synonyms:
    QUICKLY

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. quickadjective

    Synonyms:
    hasty, swift, fast, speedy, fleet, hurried, rapid, expeditious, living, animate, live, animated, sprightly, lively, spirited, agile, brisk, nimble, prompt, deft, irascible, passionate, choleric, excitable, hasty, sharp, summary

    Antonyms:
    slow, dilatory, sluggish

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How to use quick in a sentence?

  1. James Rogers:

    I heard a loud bang and then felt a burning sensation in my arm and fell to the ground, before I could look at my wound I did a quick check of the perimeter and I saw nothing.

  2. Chalmers Carr:

    A peach [ that ] is good today is not good tomorrow. That's how quick things ripen.

  3. Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly:

    The quick response and combined efforts of FCSO deputies, Crisis Negotiations, Communications Center, Fire Rescue, and the deputies holding the juvenile’s hand saved a life today, their training in de-escalation techniques and being able to talk to someone who’s threatening to take their life is remarkable.

  4. Aaron Rapoport/Corbis/Getty Images:

    She was just a natural at a lot of this stuff. She was very coordinated and a quick study.

  5. William F. Buckley Jr., "The Wit and Wisdom of Vlad the Impaler":

    Knee-jerk liberals and all the certified saints of sanctified humanism are quick to condemn this great and much-maligned Transylvanian statesman.


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