FAST

Emergency recognition protocol

Fast is an adverb and adjective that has come to mean quickly but that also means firmly or immovably: Hold fast to the rope.

The fast lane is the lane on the highway for passing other vehicles.

If someone is living in the fast lane, they are living in a way that is exciting and not especially prudent or careful.

speed

quick

Moving with speed

accelerate · hurry · rush · zoom · dash · race · velocity · brisk · hasty · fleet

secure

tight

Firmly stretched or fitting

  • firmSolid or resolute
  • fixedRestored or immovable
  • lockedFastened with a mechanism

anchored · bound · stuck · immovable · stable · steady · grip · clamp · bolt · latch

fasting

abstain

Deliberately not do

Lent · Yom Kippur · cleanse · detox · intermittent · sunrise · sunset · spiritual · religious · autophagy

loyal

faithful

Consistently loyal and true

unwavering · committed · dedicated · staunch · reliable · trustworthy · dependable · allegiant · resolute · unswerving

color

permanent

Fixed without end

dye · fade-resistant · fixed · lasting · washproof · stable · saturated · vibrant · sunfast · lightfast

wild

loose

Not firmly secured

hedonistic · uninhibited · dissolute · decadent · rowdy · carousing · debauched · freewheeling · libertine · wayward

Categories
Opposites
speed

FASTslow

Lacking in speed

sluggish · leisurely · unhurried · plodding · crawling

temporal duration

FASTslow

Lacking in speed

prolonged · lengthy · drawn-out · extended · protracted

fixedness/security

FASTloose

Not firmly secured

unfastened · untethered · unattached · unsecured · detached

Phrases
Family

fasting, fasted, faster, fastest, fastness, fasten, fastened, fastening, fastener

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G