zoom | Definition of zoom

zoom

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of zoom

1 to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound

a squadron of fighter planes zooming over our heads prompted thoughts of a terrorist attack

Synonyms of zoom

bumble, burr, buzz, drone, hum, whir (also whirr), whish, whiz (or whizz), zip

Words Related to zoom

fizz, hiss, murmur, purr, rustle, sigh, sizzle, swish, whisper

wheeze, whistle, whoosh

2 to proceed or move quickly

race cars zooming around a track at breakneck speeds

Synonyms of zoom

barrel, belt, blast, blaze, blow, bolt, bomb [slang], bowl, breeze, bundle, bustle, buzz, cannonball, careen, career, chase, course, crack (on), dash, drive, fly, hare, hasten, hie, highball, hotfoot (it), hump, hurl, hurry, hurtle, hustle, jet, jump, motor, nip, pelt, race, ram, rip, rocket, run, rush, rustle, scoot, scurry, scuttle, shoot, speed, step, tear, travel, trot, whirl, whisk, zip

Words Related to zoom

beetle, dart, flit, scamper, scud, scuffle

stampede, streak, whiz (or whizz)

gallop, jog, sprint

accelerate, quicken, step out

catch up, fast-forward, outpace, outrun, outstrip, overtake

Phrases Synonymous with zoom

beat it, get a move on, make tracks, shake a leg, step on it

Near Antonyms of zoom

dally, dawdle, dillydally, drag, hang (around or out), lag, linger, loiter, poke, tarry

amble, lumber, plod, saunter, shuffle, stroll

decelerate, slow (down or up)

Antonyms of zoom

crawl, creep, poke

3 to rise abruptly and rapidly

zoomed to a supervisory position after only a few short months

Synonyms of zoom

rocket, shoot (up), skyrocket, soar

Words Related to zoom

accumulate, appreciate, balloon, build up, burgeon (also bourgeon), enlarge, escalate, expand, increase, mount, multiply, mushroom, proliferate, snowball, swell, wax

crest, peak, surge

heighten, intensify

Near Antonyms of zoom

contract, decrease