Meaning & use
quickest
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Fastest; requiring the least time.
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Taking the highway is the quickest way to reach downtown.
She found the quickest solution to the coding problem within minutes.
A note on using this word
The superlative form of 'quick,' following the regular '-est' pattern rather than an irregular comparison.
Words with a similar meaning
fastestspeediest
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Words with an opposite meaning
slowest
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