Hypersonic [adjective]

Definition of Hypersonic:

speedy

Synonyms of Hypersonic:

● Rapid

● Agile

● Brisk

● Nimble

● Hot

● Quick

● Swift

● Fleeting

● Electric

● Flying

● Hurried

● Ready

● Accelerated

● Dashing

● Snap

● Fleet

● Racing

● Active

● Breakneck

● Expeditious

● Hasty

● On the double

● Posthaste

● Presto

● Pronto

● Snappy

● Winged

● Flashing

● PDQ

● Blue streak

● Chop-chop

● Double-time

● Expeditive

● Hairtrigger

● In a jiffy

● In nothing flat

● Lickety split

● Like a bat out of hell

● Like all get out

● Like crazy

● Like mad

● Speedball

● Supersonic

● Velocious


Opposite/Antonyms of Hypersonic:

● Upright

● Good

● Unfixed

● Loose

● Insecure

● Flexible

● Plodding

● Dull

● Slow

● Moral

● Unattached

● Movable

● Impermanent

● Unhurried

● Tardy

● Boring

● Sluggish

● Clumsy


Sentence/Example of Hypersonic:

In recent weeks, Russia has launched a flurry of missile tests, while Putin boasted Monday of a “cosmic” rate of change in Russia’s advanced weaponry, vowing to stay ahead of rivals in the development of hypersonic and other advanced weapons.

NASA defines “high” hypersonic speed as a “Mach number” from 10 to 25.