Home › Words › S › speedworkspeedworkspeedwork means physical exercise that concentrates on speed.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, speedwork ranks #28,352 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom speed + work.nounphysical exercise that concentrates on speede.g.“He has been one of the main beneficiaries of a revamped pre-season program that has seen the Kangaroos doing more gridiron-based repeat power efforts and speedwork.” — 2009 January 19, Sam Edmund, “Roo plans second coming”, in Herald Sun:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.sprint 64% match — A short race at top speed. vs speedwork →powerwalking 63% match — Walking briskly for speed and exercise. vs speedwork →sprinting 59% match — The act or action of the verb to sprint (to run, cycle, etc. at top speed for a short period). vs speedwork →fartlek 57% match — An athletic training technique, used especially in running, in which periods of intense effort alternate with periods of less strenuous effort in a continuous workout. vs speedwork →speedwalking 57% match — A sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible, subject to the constraint that at least one foot must be on the ground at all time (or else they would be running). vs speedwork →ekker 56% match — Physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness. vs speedwork →speedrunning 56% match — The practice of making speedruns. vs speedwork →plyos 55% match — plyometrics vs speedwork →