" fast "

1: as in famine, hunger strike;

•  Synonyms : 

•  famine,

•  hunger strike,

•  craving,

•  sweet tooth,

•  gluttony,

•  gourmandism,

•  greed,

•  hoggishness,

•  malnutrition,

•  starvation,

•  undernourishment,

•  rapaciousness,

•  rapacity,

•  ravenousness,

•  voraciousness,

•  voracity,

•  appetite,

•  belly,

•  emptiness,

•  famishment,

•  hunger,

•  munchies,

•  stomach

•  Antonyms : 

•  inappetence,

•  fill,

•  fullness,

•  glut,

•  repleteness,

•  repletion,

•  satiation,

•  satiety,

•  satisfaction,

•  surfeit

1: as in slicksters, slicks;

•  Synonyms : 

•  slickers,

•  slicks,

•  slicksters,

•  slyboots,

•  smoothies,

•  wheeler-dealers,

•  adventurers,

•  foxes,

•  gamesmen,

•  knaves,

•  pranksters,

•  rascals,

•  rogues,

•  plotters,

•  schemers,

•  sneakers,

•  sneaks,

•  bluffers,

•  charlatans,

•  fakers,

•  fakes,

•  humbugs,

•  impostors,

•  mountebanks,

•  phonies,

•  pretenders,

•  quacks,

•  quacksalvers,

•  ringers,

•  shams,

•  blacklegs,

•  cardsharps,

•  double-crossers,

•  double-dealers,

•  bilkers,

•  bilks,

•  cheaters,

•  cheats,

•  chiselers,

•  confidence men,

•  cozeners,

•  defrauders,

•  dodgers,

•  fakirs,

•  finaglers,

•  fraudsters,

•  hoaxers,

•  scammers,

•  scamsters,

•  sharks,

•  sharpers,

•  sharpies,

•  skinners,

•  swindlers,

•  trickers,

•  tricksters

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in slickster, slick;

•  Synonyms : 

•  slick,

•  slicker,

•  slickster,

•  slyboots,

•  smoothy,

•  wheeler-dealer,

•  adventurer,

•  fox,

•  gamesman,

•  knave,

•  prankster,

•  rascal,

•  rogue,

•  plotter,

•  schemer,

•  sneak,

•  sneaker,

•  bluffer,

•  charlatan,

•  fake,

•  faker,

•  humbug,

•  impostor,

•  mountebank,

•  phony,

•  pretender,

•  quack,

•  quacksalver,

•  ringer,

•  sham,

•  blackleg,

•  cardsharp,

•  double-crosser,

•  double-dealer,

•  bilk,

•  bilker,

•  cheat,

•  cheater,

•  chiseler,

•  confidence man,

•  cozener,

•  defrauder,

•  dodger,

•  fakir,

•  finagler,

•  fraudster,

•  hoaxer,

•  scammer,

•  scamster,

•  shark,

•  sharper,

•  sharpie,

•  skinner,

•  swindler,

•  tricker,

•  trickster

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in diet;

•  Synonyms : 

•  diet

•  Antonyms : 

•  cram,

•  glut,

•  gorge,

•  sate,

•  stuff,

•  surfeit,

•  gobble,

•  gormandize,

•  pig out,

•  gulp,

•  guzzle

1: as in accelerated, sped;

•  Synonyms : 

•  accelerated,

•  sped,

•  advanced,

•  came,

•  came along,

•  did,

•  fared,

•  forged,

•  got along,

•  got on,

•  marched,

•  paced,

•  proceeded,

•  progressed,

•  went,

•  went along,

•  went off,

•  approached,

•  neared,

•  journeyed,

•  passed,

•  ran,

•  repaired,

•  traveled,

•  wended,

•  actuated,

•  drove,

•  impelled,

•  propelled,

•  pushed,

•  took out

•  Antonyms : 

•  remained,

•  stayed,

•  stood,

•  stopped,

•  arrested,

•  balked,

•  blocked,

•  checked,

•  detained,

•  halted,

•  held back,

•  hindered,

•  impeded,

•  nipped,

•  obstructed,

•  slowed (down or up),

•  stemmed,

•  repressed,

•  retarded,

•  stunted,

•  suppressed,

•  delayed,

•  interrupted,

•  stalled,

•  cramped,

•  hampered,

•  inhibited,

•  ceased,

•  let up,

•  paused,

•  regressed,

•  waited

1: as in accelerating, speeding;

•  Synonyms : 

•  accelerating,

•  speeding,

•  advancing,

•  coming,

•  coming along,

•  doing,

•  faring,

•  forging,

•  getting along,

•  getting on,

•  going,

•  going along,

•  going off,

•  marching,

•  pacing,

•  proceeding,

•  progressing,

•  approaching,

•  nearing,

•  journeying,

•  passing,

•  repairing,

•  running,

•  traveling,

•  wending,

•  actuating,

•  driving,

•  impelling,

•  propelling,

•  pushing,

•  taking out

•  Antonyms : 

•  remaining,

•  standing,

•  staying,

•  stopping,

•  arresting,

•  balking,

•  blocking,

•  checking,

•  detaining,

•  halting,

•  hindering,

•  holding back,

•  impeding,

•  nipping,

•  obstructing,

•  slowing (down or up),

•  stemming,

•  repressing,

•  retarding,

•  stunting,

•  suppressing,

•  delaying,

•  interrupting,

•  stalling,

•  cramping,

•  hampering,

•  inhibiting,

•  ceasing,

•  letting up,

•  pausing,

•  regressing,

•  waiting

1: as in accelerate, speed;

•  Synonyms : 

•  accelerate,

•  speed,

•  advance,

•  come,

•  come along,

•  do,

•  fare,

•  forge,

•  get along,

•  get on,

•  go,

•  go along,

•  go off,

•  march,

•  pace,

•  proceed,

•  progress,

•  approach,

•  near,

•  journey,

•  pass,

•  repair,

•  run,

•  travel,

•  wend,

•  actuate,

•  drive,

•  impel,

•  propel,

•  push,

•  take out

•  Antonyms : 

•  remain,

•  stand,

•  stay,

•  stop,

•  arrest,

•  balk,

•  block,

•  check,

•  detain,

•  halt,

•  hinder,

•  hold back,

•  impede,

•  nip,

•  obstruct,

•  slow (down or up),

•  stem,

•  repress,

•  retard,

•  stunt,

•  suppress,

•  delay,

•  interrupt,

•  stall,

•  cramp,

•  hamper,

•  inhibit,

•  cease,

•  let up,

•  pause,

•  regress,

•  wait

1: as in urge, cajole;

•  Synonyms : 

•  blandish,

•  blarney,

•  cajole,

•  coax,

•  entreat,

•  exhort,

•  urge,

•  wheedle,

•  argue,

•  bring,

•  bring around,

•  convert,

•  convince,

•  gain,

•  get,

•  induce,

•  move,

•  persuade,

•  prevail (on or upon),

•  satisfy,

•  talk (into),

•  win (over),

•  allure,

•  beguile,

•  lead on,

•  lure,

•  seduce,

•  snow,

•  tempt,

•  brainwash,

•  overpersuade,

•  incline,

•  influence,

•  prompt,

•  sell,

•  sway,

•  attract,

•  draw,

•  entice,

•  interest,

•  chew over,

•  converse,

•  debate,

•  discuss,

•  dispute,

•  hash (over),

•  moot,

•  reason (with)

•  Antonyms : 

•  deter,

•  discourage,

•  dissuade,

•  unsell

2: as in bamboozle;

•  Synonyms : 

•  bamboozle,

•  betray,

•  bitch,

•  double-cross,

•  rope (in),

•  deceive,

•  dupe,

•  fool,

•  gull,

•  trick,

•  exploit,

•  milk,

•  clip,

•  gouge,

•  nick,

•  overcharge,

•  soak,

•  extort,

•  wrench,

•  wrest,

•  wring,

•  beat,

•  bilk,

•  bleed,

•  cheat,

•  chisel,

•  chouse,

•  con,

•  cozen,

•  defraud,

•  diddle,

•  do,

•  do in,

•  euchre,

•  fiddle,

•  fleece,

•  flimflam,

•  gaff,

•  hose,

•  hustle,

•  mulct,

•  nobble,

•  pluck,

•  ream,

•  rip off,

•  rook,

•  screw,

•  shake down,

•  short,

•  shortchange,

•  skin,

•  skunk,

•  squeeze,

•  stick,

•  stiff,

•  sting,

•  sucker,

•  swindle,

•  thimblerig,

•  victimize

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: with great speed;

  * e.g., " ... run as fast as you can to get help "

•  Synonyms : 

•  apace,

•  briskly,

•  chop-chop,

•  double-quick,

•  fleetly,

•  full tilt,

•  hastily,

•  hell-for-leather,

•  hot,

•  lickety-split,

•  posthaste,

•  presto,

•  pronto,

•  quick,

•  quickly,

•  rapidly,

•  snappily,

•  soon,

•  speedily,

•  swift,

•  swiftly

•  Antonyms : 

•  slow,

•  slowly

2: to a full extent or degree;

  * e.g., " ... everyone in camp was fast asleep within minutes of hitting the sack "

•  Synonyms : 

•  all,

•  all of,

•  all over,

•  altogether,

•  clean,

•  completely,

•  dead,

•  enough,

•  entire,

•  entirely,

•  even,

•  exactly,

•  flat,

•  full,

•  fully,

•  heartily,

•  out,

•  perfectly,

•  plumb,

•  quite,

•  soundly,

•  thoroughly,

•  through and through,

•  totally,

•  utterly,

•  well,

•  wholly,

•  wide

•  Antonyms : 

•  half,

•  halfway,

•  incompletely,

•  part,

•  partially,

•  partly

1: moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed;

  * e.g., " ... the fast pace of construction resulted in our new house being done ahead of schedule "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blistering,

•  breakneck,

•  breathless,

•  brisk,

•  dizzy,

•  fleet,

•  fleet-footed,

•  flying,

•  galloping,

•  hasty,

•  hot,

•  lightning,

•  nippy,

•  quick,

•  rapid,

•  rapid-fire,

•  rattling,

•  snappy,

•  speedy,

•  splitting,

•  swift,

•  whirlwind,

•  zippy

•  Antonyms : 

•  slow

2: firm in one's allegiance to someone or something;

  * e.g., " ... the two girls soon became fast and inseparable friends "

•  Synonyms : 

•  constant,

•  dedicated,

•  devoted,

•  devout,

•  down-the-line,

•  faithful,

•  good,

•  loyal,

•  pious,

•  staunch,

•  steadfast,

•  steady,

•  true,

•  true-blue

•  Antonyms : 

•  disloyal,

•  faithless,

•  false,

•  fickle,

•  inconstant,

•  perfidious,

•  recreant,

•  traitorous,

•  treacherous,

•  unfaithful,

•  untrue

3: firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge;

  * e.g., " ... the rusty, old screws are so fast in the fitting that there's no hope of getting them out "

•  Synonyms : 

•  firm,

•  frozen,

•  jammed,

•  lodged,

•  set,

•  snug,

•  stuck,

•  tight,

•  wedged

•  Antonyms : 

•  insecure,

•  loose