speed vs stimulant

stimulant vs speed

speed and stimulant both are nouns.

speed is not an adjective while stimulant is an adjective.

speed is a verb but stimulant is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
speed	Yes	No	Yes	No
stimulant	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, stimulant is a hypernym of speed; that is, stimulant is a word with a broader meaning than speed:

speed: a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
stimulant: a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process

Other hypernyms of speed include drug of abuse, street drug, excitant, stimulant drug.

speed (noun)	stimulant (noun)
changing location rapidly	a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression	any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system
distance travelled per unit time

speed (adjective)	stimulant (adjective)
	that stimulates

speed (verb)	stimulant (verb)
move faster
cause to move faster
move very fast
travel at an excessive or illegal velocity
move hurridly

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