QUICKNESS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

quickness

noun

Definition of quickness

as in speed

a high rate of movement or performance his agility and overall quickness made him the football coach's top choice for receiver

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Recent Examples of quickness As a fundamentally improvisatory form, podcasts also reward quickness. — Dan Brooks, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026 Fiske and Turner are emerging young players and could give Powers trouble with their quickness. — Sam Jane, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2026 Barkate is a skilled route runner with soft hands, quickness and a good feel for zone coverages. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026 Askarov’s athleticism/quickness is off the charts and gives him special upside, but his hands (particularly the glove side) have been regularly exposed at times. — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2026 The murder happens at night; the next morning, despite Abby’s quickness to accuse Bridget of the crime, the police take an immigrant into custody. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 Following the Royals’ 3-0 win over the Guardians on Friday in Cleveland, Witt also showed off his quickness in a different manner. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026 Randolph, a four-year varsity player, emerged last season as a disruptive force by blending elite size with mobility, quickness and athleticism. — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 With Clark next to him in the 3-4 scheme, Williams flashed his strength and short-area quickness from the defensive interior each day in practice while battling against Tyler Smith, Cooper Beebe and Tyler Booker. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 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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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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