speedsters
Quick ones, zooming
Speedsters are people or things known for moving fast.
The term applies to fast drivers, quick athletes, or speedy vehicles: The team's speedsters dominate on the base paths.
In comic book culture, speedsters are superheroes whose power is superhuman velocity—characters like the Flash who can outrun anything.
Brief-race speed athletes
- runnersThose who race on foot
- trackPath or monitored route
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- dashQuick burst or pinch
marathon · Olympics · championship · heats · qualifiers · semifinals · finals · medals
Resistance through fluid
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- trackPath or monitored route
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- lapOne complete circuit
pole · qualifying · grid · pitstop · checkpoint · chicane · hairpin · overtake
Sudden brief illumination
- SonicBlue gaming icon
- BlurBritpop quartet from Colchester
- TurboExhaust-driven compressor
- SwiftMoving with great speed
XS · Zoom · Reverse-Flash · superspeed · afterimage · time-travel
Ease of quick movement
- quicknessState of being fast
- reflexesAutomatic physical responses
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- light-footedMoving with minimal impact
evasion · maneuverability · darting · dodging · swift-footed · fleet-footed · elusive · footwork
Emergency response hormone
- daredevilReckless risk-taker
- extremeFurthest from moderate
- motocrossOff-road motorcycle racing
- risk-takerOne who courts peril
reckless · white-knuckle · high-octane · death-defying · nitro · throttle
sprinters
Brief-race speed athletes
dash · marathon · Olympics · championship · heats · qualifiers · semifinals · finals · medals · podium
drag
Resistance through fluid
lap · pole · qualifying · grid · pitstop · checkpoint · chicane · hairpin · overtake · slipstream
Flash
Sudden brief illumination
Swift · XS · Zoom · Reverse-Flash · superspeed · afterimage · time-travel
nimbleness
Ease of quick movement
- quicknessState of being fast
- reflexesAutomatic physical responses
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
light-footed · evasion · maneuverability · darting · dodging · swift-footed · fleet-footed · elusive · footwork · deftness
adrenaline
Emergency response hormone
risk-taker · reckless · white-knuckle · high-octane · death-defying · nitro · throttle
- fast carsrace cars, sports cars, supercars, hypercars, Ferraris
- speed athletessprinters, racers, drag racers, runners
- superhumanssuperhumans, metahumans, superheroes, supervillains, mutants
speedstersplodders
Slow, persistent workers
dawdlers · lingerers · loiterers · procrastinators · deliberators
speedstersbehemoths
Enormous, powerful creatures
juggernauts · tanks · hulks · clunkers