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promptness Synonyms

Another word for promptness

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The quality or habit of acting, responding, or arriving without delay; readiness and quickness in action or execution.

Usage Example

"The customer service team was praised for its punctuality in resolving the billing issue."

Strongest
punctuality
promptitude
timeliness
Strong
quickness
alacrity
readiness
swiftness
speediness
Weak
celerity
dispatch

Opposites of promptness

The opposite of promptness shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

tardiness
lateness
delay
slowness
procrastination
sluggishness
dilatoriness
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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Promptness. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/promptness
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