RAPIDITY Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

rapidity

noun

rə-ˈpi-də-tē

Definition of rapidity

as in velocity

a high rate of movement or performance the rapidity with which she can do mental math calculations is amazing

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Recent Examples of rapidity The two women’s powerful, mysterious bond is sketched in sharp yet subtle dramatic strokes that are all the more thrilling for their breathless rapidity. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026 The market is undervaluing the rapidity with which record revenues and strong yields are improving the balance sheet, which will lead to a significant re-evaluation of value as financial risks decline and capital is returned to shareholders. — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 3 Mar. 2026 But this doesn’t explain the rapidity of the shift nor the fact that all the leading American AI research labs moved in the same direction. — Nick Srnicek, Wired News, 14 Jan. 2026 Still others warned of the rapidity with which democracy could give way to dictatorship. — Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rapidity

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In an era of baseball where launch angle and exit velocity are emphasized, home runs are prioritized and striking out has become far too acceptable, Simpson plays a different style.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
In addition, since all this debris is moving at orbital velocity, a fleck of paint traveling in the opposite direction to an operational satellite can hit it at a speed in excess of Mach 47.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026

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