Antonyms for
swift
Fast
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No Antonyms Found for Swift

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All Definitions for Swift

Below are all the dictionary definitions of swift:

1Fast
2Quick
3Rapid.
4Capable of moving at high speeds.
5A small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight.
6Any of various fast-flying hesperiid butterflies.
7Any of certain lizards of the genus Sceloporus.
8A moth of the family Hepialidae, swift moth, ghost moth.
9A light, collapsible reel used to hold a hank of yarn in order to wind off skeins or balls.
10The main cylinder of a carding-machine.
11Swiftly.
12The current of a stream.
13A general-purpose multi-paradigm compiled programming language introduced by Apple Inc. in 2014.
14A surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for a swift or quick person.
15A place name:
16An unincorporated community in DuPage County, Illinois, United States.
17An unincorporated community in Roseau County, Minnesota, United States.
18An extinct town in Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States.
19A minor river in Leicestershire and Warwickshire, England, which joins the (Warwickshire) Avon north of Rugby.
20Alternative letter-case form of SWIFT (“Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication”).
21Acronym of Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication.
22Acronym of South Wales Integrated Fast transit.
23Acronym of Southwest Airlines Integrated Flights Tracking.
24Acronym of Statewide Interlibrary loan Fast Track.
25Acronym of State Wildland Inmate Fire Team.
26Acronym of Simple Web Interface Toolset.
27Acronym of Structured What If Technique.
28Acronym of Stored Waveform Inverse Fourier Transform.
29Acronym of Stratospheric Wind Interferometer For Transport Studies.

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About antonyms for swift

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