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- [foo l tilt]
- /fʊl tɪlt/
- /fʊl tɪlt/
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- [foo l tilt]
- /fʊl tɪlt/
Definitions of full tilt words
- noun full tilt at the full potential, speed, energy, forcefulness, etc. 1
- noun full tilt top speed, power 1
- adverb full tilt energetically 1
- noun full tilt at full speed or force 0
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Origin of full tilt
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Full tilt
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
full tilt popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
full tilt usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for full tilt
adv full tilt
- rapidly — occurring within a short time; happening speedily: rapid growth.
- swiftly — moving or capable of moving with great speed or velocity; fleet; rapid: a swift ship.
- soon — within a short period after this or that time, event, etc.: We shall know soon after he calls.
- quickly — with speed; rapidly; very soon.
- quick — done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.
Antonyms for full tilt
adv full tilt
- slowly — in a slow manner; at a slow speed: Sauté the peppers slowly. I drove slowly back home.
- slow — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- loosely — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
- carefully — cautious in one's actions: Be careful when you cross the street.
- cautiously — showing, using, or characterized by caution: a cautious man; To be cautious is often to show wisdom.
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