Synonyms of dash

dash 1 of 2

noun

as in vigor

active strength of body or mind

the cavalry officer's dash and enthusiasm inspired his men to follow him into battle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vigor
• energy
• juice
• gas
• pep
• drive
• life
• vinegar
• punch
• verve
• dynamism
• zing
• bounce
• strength
• zip
• brio
• ginger
• spirit
• gusto
• power
• oomph
• get-up-and-go
• vim
• beans
• vitality
• stamina
• starch
• esprit
• zeal
• moxie
• go
• hardihood
• muscle
• sap
• snap
• passion
• vivacity
• fire
• spunk
• liveliness
• briskness
• animation
• sprightliness
• jauntiness
• élan
• vibrancy
• spiritedness
• fervor
• fitness
• metal
• soundness
• vivaciousness
• spunkiness
• animal spirits
• vibrance
• potency
• ardor
• mettle
• health
• might
• snappiness
• puissance
• sturdiness
• main
• virility
• hardiness
• huskiness
• wellness
• healthiness
• brawniness
• verdure

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lethargy
• sluggishness
• listlessness
• tenderness
• laziness
• weakness
• indolence
• softness
• torpidity
• faintness
• feebleness
• delicacy
• exhaustion
• impotence
• powerlessness
• frailty
• disablement
• debility
• infirmity
• enfeeblement
• debilitation
• impotency
• prostration
• slightness
• inanition
• frailness
• puniness
• enervation

dash

2 of 2

verb

ˈdash 

1

as in to jog

to go at a pace faster than a walk

one sprinter dashed to the finish line in record-breaking time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jog
• trot
• run
• speed
• race
• sprint
• gallop
• rush
• hurry
• skip
• trip
• leap
• scamper
• zip
• scoot
• scurry
• hustle
• bound
• rocket
• breeze
• spring
• scuttle
• bowl
• bolt
• lope
• jet
• tear
• shag
• blast
• belt
• course
• hurtle
• hump
• whisk
• blow
• hurl
• buzz
• zoom
• barrel
• ram
• rip
• hare
• blaze
• hasten
• bustle
• pelt
• hie
• leg (it)
• whirl
• careen
• bomb
• step (along)
• rustle
• foot (it)
• shoot
• hoof (it)
• nip
• cannonball
• canter
• patter
• hotfoot (it)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stroll
• shuffle
• drag
• saunter
• amble
• creep
• lag
• crawl
• poke
• linger
• dawdle
• loiter
• tarry
• shamble
• limp
• trudge
• lumber
• plod
• hobble
• dillydally
• dally

2

as in to speed

to proceed or move quickly

we dashed about in a panic, trying to get everything organized before the guests were scheduled to arrive

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speed
• race
• rush
• hurry
• drive
• scurry
• zip
• fly
• travel
• jump
• trot
• chase
• run
• scoot
• buzz
• dart
• blow
• scuttle
• bolt
• step
• blast
• bowl
• tear
• breeze
• zoom
• motor
• rocket
• hustle
• ram
• rip
• jog
• whirl
• jet
• shoot
• blaze
• hurl
• crack (on)
• barrel
• belt
• course
• whisk
• hurtle
• hump
• hare
• career
• hasten
• bustle
• rustle
• pelt
• highball
• bundle
• hie
• gallop
• careen
• beat it
• step on it
• bomb
• nip
• make tracks
• get a move on
• shake a leg
• cannonball
• streak
• scamper
• flit
• hotfoot (it)
• sprint
• beetle
• stampede
• accelerate
• whiz
• overtake
• step out
• outrun
• scuffle
• catch up
• scud
• quicken
• arrow
• outpace
• outstrip
• fast-forward
• beeline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• creep
• drag
• crawl
• poke
• hang (around or out)
• lag
• poke
• linger
• dawdle
• stroll
• loiter
• shuffle
• tarry
• saunter
• amble
• slow (down or up)
• lumber
• plod
• decelerate
• dillydally
• dally

3

as in to throw

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm

she dashed water in his face in an attempt to wake him up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• throw
• toss
• hurl
• fling
• fire
• sling
• launch
• cast
• heave
• chuck
• let fly
• catapult
• bowl
• pitch
• dart
• lob
• hurtle
• peg
• flip
• pelt
• gun
• loft
• roll
• thrust
• pass
• hook
• rifle
• propel
• precipitate
• shoot
• eject
• project
• buck
• impel

4

as in to splash

to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy

our clothes were dashed with the mud of passing cars

Synonyms & Similar Words

• splash
• splatter
• soak
• spatter
• wash
• drown
• saturate
• bathe
• sprinkle
• bespatter
• spray
• plash
• steep
• water
• drench
• impregnate
• squirt
• sop
• douse
• slop
• slush
• souse

5

as in to sprinkle

to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets

a sudden jolt dashed the hot coffee onto the driver's lap

Synonyms & Similar Words

• splash
• sprinkle
• slop
• slosh
• spatter
• spray
• swash
• dabble
• lap
• wash
• squirt
• spritz
• plash

6

as in to trouble

to make sad

she's always dashed by the failure of her matchmaking efforts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trouble
• depress
• bum (out)
• weigh down
• burden
• get down
• worry
• distress
• torture
• concern
• oppress
• sadden
• deject
• ail
• bother
• disturb
• torment
• discomfort
• upset
• unsettle
• afflict
• daunt
• discourage
• dismay
• exercise
• disquiet
• unnerve
• undo
• perturb
• dishearten
• dispirit
• demoralize
• agitate
• unhinge
• discompose
• freak (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brighten
• lighten
• rejoice
• console
• comfort
• buoy
• assure
• enliven
• animate
• gladden
• stimulate
• invigorate
• cheer (up)
• reassure
• inspire
• soothe
• excite
• encourage
• please
• solace
• lift
• delight
• boost
• gratify
• elevate
• uplift
• elate
• exhilarate
• hearten

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dash

Noun

With these four words, Courtney O’Donnell gave zillennials a brain-rot character to call their own, a dash of midsummer Dada to amuse people getting nothing done on their computers. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

Change dashes to commas, smooth out the prose, and the whole Austen experience is altered. — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Verb

When Dalot cuts inside and finds Fernandes in the D, Anderson dashes forward, but Ndiaye is unable to move up towards Mainoo. — Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Moore grabbed a ball in front of a diving Reed Blankenship and dashed 43 yards to the end zone later in the second to push the lead to 24-14. — ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026