Vocabulaire

quick

Adjectif

Exemple: “We need a quick answer.”

Synonymes: fast

Antonymes: slow

quickly

/ˈkwɪkli/

Exemple: “He runs quickly.”

Synonymes: promptly, cursorily, apace

Antonymes: tardily, easy, slow

temper

Nom

Exemple: “He has a quick temper.”

Synonymes: mood, temperament

Antonymes: calmness

agile

Adjectif

Exemple: “The athlete is agile and fast.”

Synonymes: nimble, quick

Antonymes: clumsy

adverb

Nom

Exemple: ““Quickly” is an adverb.”

Synonymes: describing word for verbs

Antonymes: noun

perceptive

Adjectif

Exemple: “She made a perceptive comment about the novel.”

Synonymes: insightful, observant

Antonymes: unaware, dull

imperative

Adjectif

Exemple: “It is imperative that we act quickly.”

Synonymes: essential, urgent

Antonymes: optional, unimportant

cleverness

Nom

Exemple: “His cleverness helped solve the problem quickly.”

Synonymes: intelligence, smartness

Antonymes: stupidity, dullness

dash

Nom

Exemple: “She made a dash for the bus.”

Synonymes: rush, run quickly

Antonymes: stroll, delay

bolt

Verbe

Exemple: “The horse bolted across the field.”

Synonymes: run suddenly, metal pin

Antonymes: stop

grab

Verbe

Exemple: “He grabbed his coat and ran outside.”

Synonymes: seize, take quickly

Antonymes: release

act

Verbe

Exemple: “You need to act quickly in an emergency.”

Synonymes: do, perform

Antonymes: delay

dizzy

Adjectif

Exemple: “I felt dizzy after standing up too quickly.”

Synonymes: light-headed

Antonymes: steady

magnanimous

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was magnanimous of her to forgive them so quickly.”

Synonymes: generous, noble

Antonymes: petty, vindictive

tire

Verbe

Exemple: “Long meetings tire me quickly.”

Synonymes: exhaust, wheel cover

Antonymes: refresh

tend

Verbe

Exemple: “Children tend to learn languages quickly.”

Synonymes: be likely to, care for

Antonymes: avoid

star

Nom

Exemple: “That young actor became a star very quickly.”

Synonymes: celebrity, sun-like body

Antonymes: ordinary person

scan

Verbe

Exemple: “I scanned the document and sent it by email.”

Synonymes: digitize, look through quickly

Antonymes: ignore

rush

Verbe

Exemple: “Do not rush the decision.”

Synonymes: hurry, move quickly

Antonymes: delay, slow down

leap

Nom

Exemple: “The cat made a quick leap onto the wall.”

Synonymes: jump, bound

Antonymes: stay still

last

Verbe

Exemple: “The meeting did not last very long.”

Synonymes: final, continue

Antonymes: first, end quickly

effect

Nom

Exemple: “The medicine had a quick effect.”

Synonymes: result, impact

Antonymes: cause

solve

Verbe

Exemple: “We need to solve this problem quickly.”

Synonymes: figure out

Antonymes: complicate

smart

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is smart and hardworking.”

Synonymes: clever

Antonymes: stupid

shake

Verbe

Exemple: “Shake the bottle before opening it.”

Synonymes: move, tremble

Antonymes: steady

judge

Nom

Exemple: “Do not judge people too quickly.”

Synonymes: evaluate

Antonymes: ignore

hurry

Verbe

Exemple: “We need to hurry or we’ll be late.”

Synonymes: rush

Antonymes: delay

muscle-bound

Adjectif

Exemple: “He looked muscle-bound, but he tired quickly.”

Synonymes: buff

Antonymes: slender

perceptively

Adverbe

Exemple: “She perceptively noticed the real conflict behind the words.”

Synonymes: insightfully

Antonymes: blindly

shift

Verbe

Exemple: “Public opinion can shift quickly.”

Synonymes: change

Antonymes: stay

index

Nom

Exemple: “Use the index to find the topic quickly.”

Synonymes: list

mount

Verbe

Exemple: “We mounted the stairs quickly.”

Synonymes: climb

Antonymes: descend

hasty

Adjectif

Exemple: “Don’t make a hasty decision.”

Synonymes: rushed

Antonymes: careful

clever

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is clever and kind.”

Synonymes: smart

Antonymes: stupid

squad

Nom

Exemple: “The squad arrived quickly.”

Synonymes: team

Antonymes:

respond

Verbe

Exemple: “He responded quickly.”

Synonymes: reply, react

Antonymes: ignore

develop

Verbe

Exemple: “The company developed quickly.”

Synonymes: grow, improve

Antonymes: decline

slow

Adjectif

Exemple: “The bus is slow.”

Synonymes: not fast

Antonymes: fast

fast

Adjectif

Exemple: “The car is fast.”

Synonymes: quick

Antonymes: slow

resilient

Adjectif

Exemple: “The company proved resilient during the economic downturn.”

Synonymes: spirited, live, elastic