DASHED Synonyms: 249 Similar and Opposite Words

dashed

verb

Definition of dashed next

past tense of dash

as in trotted

to go at a pace faster than a walk one sprinter dashed to the finish line in record-breaking time

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as in hurried

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

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as in threw

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

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as in splattered

to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy our clothes were dashed with the mud of passing cars

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as in splashed

to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets a sudden jolt dashed the hot coffee onto the driver's lap

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as in depressed

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

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Recent Examples of dashed The scene at the annual event in Washington turned chaotic when a man dashed toward the dining area and was met with gunfire. —

Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2026 If Musk wins, OpenAI’s hopes of growing a for-profit arm that can fund the nonprofit could be dashed. —

Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026 Oil prices dropped Friday as rumors spread that the Strait of Hormuz was to be reopened, but those hopes were dashed over the weekend. —

Frank Andrews, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026 Hopes that tanker traffic could resume with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz were dashed before engines could even fire up. —

Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dashed

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So when Lozano trotted onto a pitch in Indio in a public preseason match involving San Diego FC, the serenading began.

— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
When Smith’s throw in the dirt squirted away from shortstop Miguel Rojas, the winning run trotted in from third base.

— Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 8 Apr. 2026