rapid

Meaning

Adj

1. Very swift or quick.
2. Steep, changing altitude quickly. (of a slope)
3. Needing only a brief exposure time. (of a lens, plate, film, etc.)
4. (England, dialectal) Violent, severe.
5. (dialectal, obsolete) Happy.

Adv

Rapidly.

Noun

1. (plural-normally) A rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water.
2. (dated) A burst of rapid fire.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of rapid chess.

Synonyms

quick

fast

swift

speedy

prompt

expeditious

very fast

fleet

hasty

sudden

strong

agile

spanking

energetic

immediate

nimble

chute

resolute

word

cursory

impetuous

running swiftly

lively

high-speed

spry

powerful

deft

be fast

speech

flying

express

speed

hurried

snappy

soon

🔜

spread

stormy

straightaway

superficial

unbroken

unceasing

unexpected

unhesitating

urgency

urgent

‼️

velocity

vigorous

violent

wild

yare

Translations

rapide

rápido

schnell

snel

rapido

rápido

veloce

vlug

gezwind

veloz

rasch

gauw

geschwind

spoedig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹæpɪd/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French rapide and its etymon Latin rapidus.

Sentences

While turning southwestward on the following day , the hurricane began to undergo rapid deepening .