Rapid

What do we mean by rapid?

Moving, acting, or occurring with great speed. synonym: fast. adjective

An extremely fast-moving part of a river, caused by a steep descent in the riverbed. noun

In photography, said of plates, lenses, and subjects which require short exposure or print rapidly.

Moving or doing swiftly or with celerity; acting or performing with speed; quick in motion or execution: as, a rapid horse; a rapid worker or speaker.

Swiftly advancing; going on or forward at a fast rate; making quick progress: as, rapid growth; rapid improvement; a rapid conflagration.

Marked by swiftness of motion or action; proceeding or performed with velocity; executed speedily.

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=Syn. 1–3. Fast, fleet, expeditious, hasty, hurried.

A swift current in a river, where the channel is descending; a part of a river where the current runs with more than its ordinary celerity; a sudden descent of the surface of a stream, more or less broken by obstructions, but without actual cataract or cascade: usually in the plural. noun

The part of a river where the current moves with great swiftness, but without actual waterfall or cascade; sometimes called whitewater; -- usually used in the plural. noun

Very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast adjective

Advancing with haste or speed; speedy in progression; in quick sequence adjective

Quick in execution. adjective

Describes a process or concept which occurs quickly. adjective

A rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water. noun

Done or occurring in a brief period of time adjective

Characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed adjective

A part of a river where the current is very fast noun

(often in the plural) a rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water.

A burst of rapid fire.

Words that are spelled similarly to rapid:
rapid, vapid, raid, sapid, rabid, raped, ranid, ravid, apid, rapin, lapid, rapi, rapd, rafid, rappid, rapic.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word rapid:
transit, intensification, industrialization, urbanization, growth, succession, expansion, pistol, deployment, pace, onset, subway, decline, metro, commuter, dakota, advances, cooling, rail, chess, progress, rise, corridor, bus, reaction, buses, increase, aggregate, evolution, response, advance, development, changes, rate.

Words that rhyme with rapid:
vapid, sapid, crapaud, transrapid.

Adjectives that are often used to describe rapid:
young, more, high, non, boiler, fine, first, compur, ultra, rail, strong, boxmag, slippery, wiry, pulse, floating, full, frightful, second, naples, very, dangerous, proud, part, dry, renal, ventricular, clinical, velletri, heroic, bad, overflowing, pressured, short, rugged, clear, serious.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective rapid:
growth, development, increase, change, rate, progress, expansion, succession, changes, rise, pace, movement, decline, advance, method, movements, onset, spread, response, motion, recovery, loss, industrialization, strides, pulse, improvement, advances, decrease, deterioration, transit, turnover, cooling, action, rates, evolution, fall, increases, fire, course, breathing, transformation, flow, transition, reduction, progression, absorption, stream, accumulation, advancement, survey, urbanization, decay, march, diffusion, destruction, glance, extension, evaporation, test, diagnosis, formation, flight, access, current, return, communication, success, sequence, production, developments, promotion, removal, inflation, disappearance, descent, proliferation, identification, transfer, multiplication, prototyping, exchange, reaction, drop, acceleration, rotation, phase, assessment, fluctuations, steps, heating, infusion, degradation, transport, passage.

Consonant match to rapid:
repaid, rupard.

Words that sound like rapid:
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