breakneck
10
6.7
- adjective
- /ˈbreɪkˌnɛk/
:
vertiginoso
- A button is pushed, and the sled is pulled at breakneck speed through the duct.
- breakneck speed
- breakneck pace
- breakneck development
We're moving so fast and at breakneck speed.
- We're moving so fast and at breakneck speed.
- But the, you know, the pendulums kind of swung the other way where they've been trying to almost overcompensate for that past at breakneck speed.
Examples
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A half dozen MiGs race by the cluster of American aircraft at breakneck speeds.
Fiction book (1997) -
I mean, both of these things are evolving at a breakneck pace.
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The world was spinning by at breakneck speed, and these two were responsible for it.
Fiction book (1996) -
After half an hour, the car slowed from its breakneck speed and turned sharply to the left.
Fiction book (1992) -
In the end, the revival could not sustain itself at that breakneck speed.
Academic text (2004) -
The pickup rockets at breakneck speed toward the edge of the field.
Fiction book (1995) -
The rider continued his breakneck speed, bent low now, as if studying the ground.
Fiction book (2002) -
Stanley and Charlie are riding along at breakneck speed in a taxi cab.
Fiction book (1994) -
The Sunaquot team is moving up the ranks at a breakneck pace.
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In the thrilling car chase, the driver navigated at breakneck speed, making sharp turns and narrowly avoiding accidents.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Moving or happening quickly
295
1.3
Happening very quickly
100
3.2
Able to work or move much faster than normal
24
3.9
Happening very quickly with a lot of action
5
5.7
Moving or working much faster than similar things
2
4.6
Moving or reacting very quickly
1
5.6
Very fast, moving or happening with great speed
1
3.2
Moving or working much faster than usual
1
3.9
Much quicker than normal for the same thing
Happening or done extremely fast
Very fast and powerful for use at higher speed
Antonyms
How Fast
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Breakneck comes from the simple words break and neck, creating a strong picture of speed so wild it might 'break' your 'neck'. So, it is used to describe something moving very fast and dangerously.