ALACRITOUS Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

alacritous

adjective

Definition of alacritous

as in quick

having or showing the ability to respond without delay or hesitation his alacritous response to every request is "Will do ASAP!"

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If your team is any version of a Power Five power player, the playoff conversation gets real anticlimactic real quick.

— Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026
People in the comments were quick to offer the officer a lot of praise and other reactions.

— David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of quick

Adjective

That drew a swift rebuke from a bipartisan group of Senators, who wrote a letter to Apple arguing that to do so would imperil national security.

— Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
The provincial government’s spokeswoman, Samar Haroon Bilour, praised rescue workers for their swift response.

— Riaz Khan, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of swift

Adjective

Maintaining command-and-control links matters when troops rely on aerial sensors to gather information beyond their immediate positions.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Fire officials were most concerned with keeping the blaze north of Encinal Canyon Road, one of the few natural firebreaks in the immediate area.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of immediate

Adjective

The last six years have been especially expeditious in terms of acquisitions, with Costantini’s purchases often setting auction records.

— Mercedes Ezquiaga, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
The court declined to give an answer by then, but acknowledged the need for an expeditious ruling in a July 2 hearing.

— Samantha Elkins, NBC news, 27 July 2026

Definition of expeditious

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