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dash

noun

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active strength of body or mind

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

Synonyms of dash

beans, bounce, brio, drive, dynamism, energy, esprit, gas, get-up-and-go, ginger, go, gusto, hardihood, juice, life, moxie, oomph, pep, punch, sap, snap, starch, verve, vigor, vim, vinegar, vitality, zing, zip

Words Related to dash

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

health, healthiness, soundness, verdure, wellness

Near Antonyms of dash

indolence, laziness

debilitation, debility, delicacy, disablement, enfeeblement, faintness, feebleness, frailness, frailty, impotence, impotency, infirmity, powerlessness, puniness, slightness, softness, tenderness, weakness

enervation, exhaustion, inanition, prostration

Antonyms of dash

lethargy, listlessness, sluggishness, torpidity

dash

verb

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1 to go at a pace faster than a walk

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

Synonyms of dash

gallop, jog, run, scamper, sprint, trip, trot

Words Related to dash

bound, canter, leap, lope, shag, skip, spring

barrel, belt, blast, blaze, blow, bolt, bomb [slang], bowl, breeze, bustle, buzz, cannonball, careen, course, foot (it), hare, 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

nip, patter, scoot, scurry, scuttle, step (along)

Near Antonyms of dash

amble, saunter, shamble, shuffle, stroll

crawl, creep, dally, dawdle, dillydally, drag, lag, linger, loiter, poke, tarry

lumber, plod, trudge

hobble, limp

2 to proceed or move quickly

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

Synonyms of dash

barrel, belt, blast, blaze, blow, bolt, bomb [slang], bowl, breeze, bundle, bustle, buzz, cannonball, careen, career, chase, course, crack (on), 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

Words Related to dash

beetle, dart, flit, scamper, scud, scuffle

stampede, streak, whiz (or whizz)

gallop, jog, sprint

accelerate, quicken, step out

catch up, fast-forward, outpace, outrun, outstrip, overtake

arrow, beeline

Phrases Synonymous with dash

beat it, get a move on, make tracks, shake a leg, step on it

Near Antonyms of dash

dally, dawdle, dillydally, drag, hang (around or out), lag, linger, loiter, poke, tarry

amble, lumber, plod, saunter, shuffle, stroll

decelerate, slow (down or up)

Antonyms of dash

crawl, creep, poke

3 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 of dash

cast, catapult, chuck, fire, fling, heave, hurl, hurtle, launch, lob, loft, peg, pelt, pitch, sling, throw, toss

Words Related to dash

bowl, dart, flip, gun, hook, pass, roll, shoot

buck, eject, impel, precipitate, project, propel, rifle, thrust

Phrases Synonymous with dash

let fly

4 to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy

our clothes were dashed with the mud of passing cars

Synonyms of dash

bespatter, plash, spatter, splash, splatter

Words Related to dash

drench, drown, impregnate, saturate, soak, sop, souse, steep

bathe, douse (also dowse), wash, water

slop, slush, spray, sprinkle, squirt

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

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

Synonyms of dash

slop, slosh, spatter, splash, swash

Words Related to dash

dabble, lap, plash, wash

spray, sprinkle, spritz

squirt

6 to make sad

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

Synonyms of dash

bum (out), burden, deject, depress, get down, oppress, sadden, weigh down

Words Related to dash

ail, distress, trouble

afflict, torment, torture

daunt, demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dismay, dispirit, get down, unnerve

agitate, bother, concern, discomfort, discompose, disquiet, disturb, exercise, freak (out), perturb, undo, unhinge, unsettle, upset, worry

Near Antonyms of dash

animate, enliven, invigorate

assure, comfort, console, reassure, solace, soothe

excite, inspire, stimulate

elate, exhilarate

encourage, hearten

delight, gratify, please

boost, elevate, lift, uplift

Antonyms of dash

brighten, buoy, cheer (up), gladden, lighten, rejoice

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