rapid

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Synonyms: vapid, rabid, raid, sapid, raped, ranid, rapd, lapid, rafid, apid, rapin

Antonyms: vapid, rabid, raid, sapid, raped, ranid, rapd, lapid, rafid, apid, rapin

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

1. Very [[swift]] or [[quick]].
2. Steep, changing altitude quickly. (of a slope)
3. Needing only a brief exposure time. (of a lens, plate, film, etc.)
4. {{lb|en|England|dialectal}} Violent, severe.
5. {{lb|en|obsolete|dialectal}} Happy.

Adverb

1. {{lb|en|archaic|colloquial}} {{U|rapidly}}.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|usually|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]].
2. {{lb|en|dated}} A burst of rapid fire.
3. {{lb|en|chess}} {{ellipsis of|en|rapid chess}}.

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