Swift

//swɪft//

Synonyms for "swift" (123 found)

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Closest matches (25)

Strong matches (37)

Adjective(1 words)
fleet
Noun(1 words)
needletail

Related words (61)

Adverb(1 words)
swith
Adjective(1 words)
zippy

Related word relations

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9 relation types

More general

2 entries

Synonyms

7 entries

Related terms

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derived

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etymologically related_to

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has context

3 entries

is a

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related to

25 entries

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similar

1 entries

Translations

207 translations across 70 languages.

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Afrikaans

2 entries
  • vinnig adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • windswael noun (bird)

Ancient Greek

4 entries
  • θοός adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • ταχύς adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • κύψελος noun (bird)
  • ἄπους noun (bird)

Arabic

1 entries
  • خُطَّاف noun (bird)

Azerbaijani

4 entries
  • iti adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • tez adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • tünd adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • şıdırğı adj (fast; quick; rapid)

Bashkir

2 entries
  • тиҙ adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • шәп adj (fast; quick; rapid)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • бързолет noun (bird)
  • шпула noun (reel)

Catalan

3 entries
  • ràpid adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • falcillot noun (bird)
  • falciot noun (bird)

Cebuano

1 entries
  • paspas adj (fast; quick; rapid)

Chechen

1 entries
  • дургли noun (bird)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 快 adj (fast; quick; rapid)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 敏捷的 adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • 飞快的 adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • 环球银行金融电信协会 name (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication)
  • 環球銀行金融電信協會 /环球银行金融电信协会 name (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication)

Chuvash

2 entries
  • вӗршӗн noun (bird)
  • ҫыр чӗкеҫӗ noun (bird)

Czech

4 entries
  • hbitý adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • rychlý adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • svižný adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • rorýs noun (bird)

Danish

1 entries
  • hurtig adj (fast; quick; rapid)

Dutch

3 entries
  • garenwinder noun (reel)
  • gierzwaluw noun (bird)
  • haspel noun (reel)

Eastern Mari

2 entries
  • лыртык noun (bird)
  • сергайык noun (bird)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • rapida adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • apuso noun (bird)

Estonian

1 entries
  • piiritaja noun (bird)

Finnish

4 entries
  • nopea adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • sukkela adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • vikkelä adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • vinha adj (fast; quick; rapid)

French

4 entries
  • rapide adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • vif adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • vive adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • SWIFT name (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication)

Galician

4 entries
  • andarengo adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • esguízaro adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • lixeiro adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • roudo adj (fast; quick; rapid)

German

4 entries
  • flink adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • rasch adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • Garnwinde noun (reel)
  • Segler noun (bird)

Greek

4 entries
  • γοργός adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • γρήγορος adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • ταχύς adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • ανέμη noun (reel)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • סִיס noun (bird)

Higaonon

1 entries
  • madali adj (fast; quick; rapid)

Hindi

3 entries
  • त्वरित adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • अटेरन noun (reel)
  • तकला noun (reel)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • gyors adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • sebes adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • sarlósfecskefélék noun (bird)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • walet noun (bird)

Ingrian

3 entries
  • selvä adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • sukkela adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • rihmaväkkärä noun (reel)

Irish

2 entries
  • éasca adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • gabhlán gaoithe noun (bird)

Italian

4 entries
  • agile adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • celere adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • pronto adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • rapido adj (fast; quick; rapid)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 素早い adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • 速い adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • 国際銀行間金融通信協会 name (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication)
  • アマツバメ noun (bird)

Kazakh

2 entries
  • шапшаң adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • сұр қарлығаш noun (bird)

Komi-Zyrian

1 entries
  • джыдж noun (bird)

Korean

1 entries
  • 칼새 noun (bird)

Kumyk

1 entries
  • къайчыкъанат noun (bird)

Latin

4 entries
  • celer adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • celox adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • incitus adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • rapidus adj (fast; quick; rapid)

Latvian

4 entries
  • ašs adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • knašs adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • straujš adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • ātrs adj (fast; quick; rapid)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • čiurlys noun (bird)

Malay

1 entries
  • ligas adj (fast; quick; rapid)

Maltese

1 entries
  • rundun noun (bird)

Manx

1 entries
  • gollan mooar noun (bird)

Māori

1 entries
  • tere adj (fast; quick; rapid)

Navajo

1 entries
  • tsxį́į́łnaalkʼįhii noun (bird)

Norman

4 entries
  • grand' néthe noun (bird)
  • héthonde dé falaise noun (bird)
  • néthe héthonde noun (bird)
  • puant noun (bird)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • seiler noun (bird)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • seglar noun (bird)

Occitan

1 entries
  • rapid adj (fast; quick; rapid)

Persian

4 entries
  • بادخورک noun (bird)
  • داسک noun (bird)
  • دمسنجه noun (bird)
  • زالزال noun (bird)

Plautdietsch

2 entries
  • flott (nds) adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • schwind adj (fast; quick; rapid)

Polish

3 entries
  • szybki adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • SWIFT name (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication)
  • jerzyk noun (bird)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • ligeiro adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • rápido adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • veloz adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • aião noun (bird)

Romanian

4 entries
  • fugaci adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • iute adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • rapid adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • repede adj (fast; quick; rapid)

Russian

4 entries
  • бойкий adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • бы́стрый adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • ско́рый adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • стреми́тельный adj (fast; quick; rapid)

Sanskrit

3 entries
  • आशु adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • जव adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • रघु adj (fast; quick; rapid)

Sardinian

1 entries
  • babbarróttu noun (bird)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries
  • grad adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • siùbhlach adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • ainleag-dhubh noun (bird)
  • gobhlan mòr noun (bird)

Slovak

1 entries
  • rýchly adj (fast; quick; rapid)

Slovene

1 entries
  • hudournik noun (bird)

Spanish

4 entries
  • alígero adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • apresurado adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • célere adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • ligero adj (fast; quick; rapid)

Swedish

3 entries
  • nystvinda noun (reel)
  • seglare noun (bird)
  • tornseglare noun (bird)

Tajik

1 entries
  • досак noun (bird)

Tatar

1 entries
  • керәшә noun (bird)

Turkish

2 entries
  • çabuk adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • ebabil noun (bird)

Udmurt

1 entries
  • пӧськы noun (bird)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • швидки́й adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • швидки́й adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • мотови́ло noun (reel)
  • стриж noun (bird)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • yến noun (bird)

Volapük

3 entries
  • spidik adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • vifik adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • mönasval noun (bird)

Welsh

4 entries
  • creulawn adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • creulon adj (fast; quick; rapid)
  • cengliadur noun (reel)
  • gwennol ddu noun (bird)

Western Mari

1 entries
  • льыртык noun (bird)

Sample sentences

25 total sentences available.

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Shareholders were concerned about the company's swift expansion overseas.

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The swallow is swift in flight.

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The spider responds with a swift attack.

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Life is short and time is swift.

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