Englishquick
adjective
1 John was generally a quick worker:
fast, swift, rapid, speedy, high-speed, expeditious;
brisk, lively, sprightly, nimble, prompt;
lightning, meteoric, overnight, whirlwind, fast-track, whistle-stop, breakneck, smart;
informal nippy, zippy;
British, informal cracking;
literary fleet;
rare tantivy, alacritous, volant.
▷antonyms slow.
2 she took a quick look behind her:
hasty, hurried, cursory, perfunctory, superficial, desultory, incidental, summary, glancing;
brief, short, fleeting, passing, transient, transitory, short-lived, flying, lightning, momentary, temporary.
▷antonyms long, careful.
3 there was no quick end to the recession:
sudden, instantaneous, immediate, instant, abrupt, sharp, precipitate, breakneck, headlong.
4 she isn't as quick as the others, but she works hard:
intelligent, bright, clever, gifted, able, brilliant, astute, quick-witted, sharp-witted, ready, quick off the mark;
observant, alert, sharp, wide awake, receptive, perceptive;
informal brainy, smart, on the ball, on one's toes, quick on the uptake, genius;
North American, informal whip-smart.
▷antonyms stupid.
quick Oxford Dictionary of English