fleet
Fast and nimble in movement.
fleet in a sentence
- The fleet deer darted into the forest before we could take a photo.
- Fleet of foot, the winger raced past three defenders.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to fleet?
- Aslow
- Bsluggish
- Cswift
- Dplodding
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C: swift. The other three mean the opposite of fleet.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to fleet?
- Animble
- Bquick
- Cslow
- Dswift
Show the answer
C: slow. The other three mean nearly the same as fleet.
Words that mean something similar
swift, quick, nimble
Words that mean the opposite
slow, sluggish, plodding
More words about movement & action
- flinch: To make a small, sudden movement because of pain, fear or surprise.
- forage: To search for food in the wild.
- frolic: To play and jump about happily.
- fumble: To handle something clumsily or keep dropping it.
- gingerly: Very carefully and gently, so that nothing goes wrong.
- glide: To move smoothly and quietly, without any effort.
- grapple: To wrestle or struggle with something difficult.
- gruelling: So hard and tiring that it completely wears you out.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test