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dash
Synonyms and Antonyms of dash
- The cavalry officer's dash and enthusiasm inspired his men to follow him into battle.
animal spirits, animation, briskness, jauntiness, liveliness, snappiness, spirit, spiritedness, sprightliness, spunk, spunkiness, vibrance, vibrancy, vivaciousness, vivacity
ardor, élan, fervor, fire, passion, zeal
main, metal, mettle, might, muscle, potency, power, puissance, stamina, strength
brawniness, fitness, hardiness, huskiness, sturdiness, virility
dash
Synonyms and Antonyms of dash
- One sprinter dashed to the finish line in record-breaking time.
bound, canter, leap, lope, skip, spring
barrel, belt, blast, blaze, blow, bolt, bowl, breeze, bustle, buzz, cannonball, careen, course, foot (it), hasten, hie, hoof (it), hotfoot (it), hump, hurl, hurry, hurtle, hustle, jet, leg (it), pelt, race, ram, rip, rocket, rush, rustle, shoot, speed, tear, whirl, whisk, zip, zoom
- We dashed about in a panic, trying to get everything organized before the guests were scheduled to arrive.
barrel, belt, blast, blaze, blow, bolt, bowl, breeze, bundle, bustle, buzz, cannonball, careen, career, chase, course, drive, fly, hare, hasten, hie, highball, hotfoot (it), hump, hurl, hurry, hurtle, hustle, jet, jump, motor, nip, pelt, race, ram, rip, rocket, run, rush, rustle, scoot, scurry, scuttle, shoot, speed, step, tear, travel, trot, whirl, whisk, zip, zoom
beat it, get a move on, make tracks, shake a leg, step on it
- He dashed water in his face in an attempt to wake up.
let fly
- Our clothes were dashed with the mud of passing cars.
- She's not one to be dashed by setbacks.
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