fleetest

Quickest of all

Fleetest is the superlative form of fleet, meaning fastest or most swift.

The word carries a literary or poetic quality, appearing more often in older texts or elevated prose than in casual speech: the fleetest of foot, the fleetest runners in the kingdom.

In everyday contexts, fastest has largely displaced it.

physical

fastest

Most rapid of all

swiftestMost rapid possible
quickestMost rapid in speed
speediestMost rapid possible

nimblest · rapid · sprinter · gazelle · cheetah · racehorse · hare · lightning · bolt · dash

literary

swiftest

Most rapid possible

quickestMost rapid in speed
nimblestSuperlatively quick-footed
ephemeralLasting very briefly

transient · momentary · evanescent · poetic · archaic · superlative · classical · heroic · mythical · Hermes

nautical

fastest

Most rapid of all

swiftestMost rapid possible
clipperFast ship or trimmer
galleonLarge historical sailing ship

armada · squadron · warship · vessel · flagship · sailing · maritime · admiralty · seafaring · naval

Opposites

speed/velocity

fleetestslowest

Least rapid of all

sluggish · slow · pokiest · creeping · crawling

quickness/agility

fleetestclumsiest

Superlative of lacking coordination

heaviest · stiffest

Family

fleeting, fleet, fleets, fleetingly, fleetness, fleetly, fleet-footed

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