CELERITY Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

celerity

noun

sə-ˈler-ə-tē

Definition of celerity

as in velocity

a high rate of movement or performance a journalist who writes his well-crafted stories with remarkable celerity

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Recent Examples of celerity With stunning celerity, possibility becomes probability and then certainty, as readers reject the quiet, circuitous, and unglamorous narratives of prudential compromise, ambiguous diplomacy, or incremental progress. — Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025 Electrons in solids tend to bump into atoms instead of moving uninterrupted, so being able to control them with such celerity was crucial for the team to carry out its Peter-Pan-and-his-shadow manipulation of the electron and the hole. — Karmela Padavic-Callaghan, Scientific American, 8 Dec. 2021 The list goes on, but the difference between now and centuries ago is the frequency and celerity with which materials move between continents and the increasing intensity of climate change. — Claire Marie Porter, WIRED, 2 Aug. 2019

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The broad market's rise lifted some components of the S & P 500 – notably a few energy stocks – into overbought territory, based on the relative strength index (RSI), a momentum indicator that tracks the velocity and size of price changes.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
The latter scope which includes the instruments HARPS (High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher) and NIRPS (Near Infra Red Planet Searcher), which astronomers use to find and study exoplanets — worlds outside of our solar system.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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However, a wall of wind shear is expected to slightly destabilize the storm just before landfall — slowing its wind speeds to 100 mph and broadening the system, spreading the high winds and heavy rains even further from the core of the storm.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
How does each of you think about balancing speed in your role as brand builders today and staying power?

— Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

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