RAPID-FIRE Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

rapid-fire

adjective

ˌra-pəd-ˈfī(-ə)r

Definition of rapid-fire

as in rapid

moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed the witness stayed unruffled all through the prosecutor's rapid-fire questioning

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Recent Examples of rapid-fire Along with his signature rapid-fire, garrulous dialogue, Sorkin’s tendency for self-righteous indignation is very much in evidence. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026 Her distinctive costumes, turbans, platform shoes and rapid-fire singing style became instantly recognizable trademarks and opened the doors to Hollywood. — Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026 Let's rapid-fire this Monday class and get ready for a big night of playoff baseball and NFL football. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Sorkin, whether as a writer or a writer-director, is known for his razor-sharp, rapid-fire dialogue and his examination of social and political ideals. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rapid-fire

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapid-fire

Adjective

This is the experience of some students in the state and it is being further complicated by the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence, rising college costs and limited exposure to jobs before graduation.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Their operational training regularly includes rapid rope insertions from heights of 100 feet or more.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of rapid

Adjective

Though the Scandi brand was selling at a brisk pace to her online customers, Stover knew the economics weren’t going to work for the long term if every reorder was saddled with that kind of extra cost.

— Jessica Binns, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026
The final product is a rousing, brisk, and genuinely inspiring biopic that never feels like homework.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of brisk

Adjective

If there are 1023 particles interfering with one another on such tiny and fast quantum scales, no human has a chance to see constructive quantum interference.

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
So the faster states count ballots, the faster those determinations can be made.

— Miles Parks, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of fast

Adjective

As his health faded in the last year of his life, Neruda rushed to finish his story, which gives the last chapters of his book a galloping, fragmented quality.

— Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 25 June 2021
Designed by renowned architect Dominique Perrault, its four stories tilting forward are said to evoke a galloping horse.

— Rob Hodgetts at Longchamp, CNN, 15 Oct. 2019