quicken
3 antonyms for quicken — opposites grouped by meaning.
Verb — To make something happen faster or more quickly.
Synonyms by Meaning
1. verb
To make something happen faster or more quickly.
“The good news quickened her pace back to the office.”
speed
repair
accelerate
revive
recreate
animate
whet
renovate
vivify
speed up
revivify
reanimate
invigorate
Opposites
2. verb
To bring to life or stir into activity; to arouse or stimulate.
“The speech quickened the crowd's enthusiasm for the cause.”
Opposites
Antonyms
How to use quicken
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
quicken the pace
quicken one's pulse
quicken interest
Etymology
Built from the old sense of "quick" meaning "alive" (as in "the quick and the dead") plus the verb-forming suffix "-en," so it originally meant "to bring to life."
Full origin of quicken →Frequently asked questions
What does “quicken” mean?
The word “quicken” means to make something happen faster or more quickly. In plain terms, to speed up, or to stir something into livelier action.
How do you pronounce “quicken”?
“Quicken” is pronounced KWIHKN (/ˈkwɪk(ə)n/ in IPA).
How do you use “quicken” in a sentence?
Here is “quicken” used in a sentence: “The good news quickened her pace back to the office.”
What part of speech is “quicken”?
“Quicken” is a verb.
How many meanings does “quicken” have?
“Quicken” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: to make something happen faster or more quickly.
