Speed and Sluggishness

Opposite meaning words

Speed noun - A high rate of movement or performance.

Usage example: we dashed off the remaining paperwork with as much speed as possible so we could leave for the long weekend

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Sluggishness is an antonym for speed in topics: swiftness, rate of motion.

Nearby Words: speedy, speeding, speeded, speeder, speedway

Sluggishness noun - The pace of things that move relatively slowly.

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Speed is an antonym for sluggishness.

Nearby Words: sluggish, sluggishly

relative speed

relative sluggishness

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