Plodding and Swift

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Plodding adjective - (of movement) slow and laborious.

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Swift is an antonym for plodding.

Nearby Words: plod, plodded, plodder

Swift adjective - Moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed.

Usage example: the sleekest, swiftest boat ever to have sailed in the regatta

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Plodding is an antonym for swift.

Nearby Words: swiftly, swiftness

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Swift and Plodding. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/plodding/swift

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