Synonyms & related words for velocity

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of velocity — including speed, rapidity, celerity, quickness, swiftness, fleetness. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to velocity

Explore words related to velocity — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include electroballistics, acceleration, groundspeed, airspeed, rapidness, speediness, vorticity, speedster. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for velocity

Common synonyms for velocity include speed, rapidity, celerity, quickness, swiftness, fleetness, pace, momentum — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does velocity come from?

The word velocity breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root veloc-, from Latin velox (“swift”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.