Synonyms of dashes

dashes

verb

present tense third-person singular of dash

1

as in jogs

to go at a pace faster than a walk

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jogs
• trots
• runs
• sprints
• skips
• races
• gallops
• rushes
• trips
• speeds
• hurries
• leaps
• scampers
• zips
• scurries
• scoots
• bounds
• hustles
• barrels
• springs
• bowls
• lopes
• tears
• blasts
• buzzes
• rips
• hurls
• scuttles
• jets
• hurtles
• zooms
• bolts
• whisks
• whirls
• legs (it)
• rockets
• hoofs (it)
• hares
• humps
• bustles
• courses
• blazes
• belts
• rams
• rustles
• blows
• careens
• hies
• hastens
• canters
• bombs
• breezes
• pelts
• shoots
• nips
• shags
• foots (it)
• steps (along)
• cannonballs
• patters
• hotfoots (it)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strolls
• saunters
• shuffles
• ambles
• lags
• drags
• lingers
• pokes
• crawls
• creeps
• loiters
• shambles
• dawdles
• dallies
• tarries
• trudges
• plods
• lumbers
• limps
• hobbles
• dillydallies

2

as in races

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

• races
• rushes
• scurries
• speeds
• zips
• trots
• hurries
• jumps
• chases
• travels
• drives
• flies
• buzzes
• scoots
• runs
• darts
• steps
• scuttles
• blows
• blasts
• bowls
• tears
• rips
• barrels
• zooms
• jogs
• bolts
• whirls
• rams
• hustles
• hurls
• shoots
• hurtles
• blazes
• whisks
• motors
• rustles
• jets
• hares
• rockets
• humps
• bustles
• courses
• cracks (on)
• belts
• hies
• careens
• nips
• gallops
• careers
• bundles
• hastens
• breezes
• pelts
• bombs
• beats it
• steps on it
• makes tracks
• highballs
• cannonballs
• sprints
• scampers
• streaks
• flits
• shakes a leg
• gets a move on
• hotfoots (it)
• whizzes
• beetles
• scuds
• stampedes
• arrows
• accelerates
• outruns
• scuffles
• overtakes
• steps out
• quickens
• outpaces
• outstrips
• beelines
• catches up
• fast-forwards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pokes
• crawls
• creeps
• lags
• drags
• lingers
• pokes
• hangs (around or out)
• loiters
• dawdles
• strolls
• saunters
• shuffles
• dallies
• tarries
• ambles
• plods
• slows (down or up)
• lumbers
• decelerates
• dillydallies

3

as in throws

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

• throws
• tosses
• hurls
• flings
• fires
• launches
• bowls
• casts
• slings
• heaves
• pegs
• lobs
• catapults
• hurtles
• darts
• chucks
• pitches
• guns
• flips
• lofts
• pelts
• lets fly
• thrusts
• rolls
• hooks
• passes
• rifles
• precipitates
• propels
• shoots
• ejects
• projects
• impels
• bucks

4

as in splashes

to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy

our clothes were dashed with the mud of passing cars

Synonyms & Similar Words

• splashes
• splatters
• soaks
• spatters
• washes
• bathes
• drowns
• saturates
• sprinkles
• bespatters
• sprays
• plashes
• waters
• drenches
• squirts
• steeps
• impregnates
• sops
• douses
• slops
• souses
• slushes

5

as in sloshes

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

• splashes
• sloshes
• spatters
• sprinkles
• slops
• swashes
• sprays
• dabbles
• washes
• laps
• squirts
• spritzes
• plashes

6

as in troubles

to make sad

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• troubles
• weighs down
• tortures
• depresses
• gets down
• worries
• bums (out)
• burdens
• concerns
• oppresses
• saddens
• dejects
• bothers
• distresses
• torments
• upsets
• disturbs
• ails
• discourages
• afflicts
• unsettles
• daunts
• unnerves
• exercises
• disquiets
• dispirits
• undoes
• dismays
• disheartens
• unhinges
• perturbs
• freaks (out)
• demoralizes
• discomposes
• discomforts
• agitates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buoys
• rejoices
• brightens
• animates
• cheers (up)
• lightens
• enlivens
• assures
• comforts
• stimulates
• consoles
• reassures
• invigorates
• inspires
• soothes
• excites
• encourages
• gladdens
• lifts
• delights
• solaces
• pleases
• gratifies
• boosts
• elates
• uplifts
• elevates
• exhilarates
• heartens

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dashes

Zimbardo’s apparent influence dashes any hopes scientists might have of gleaning firm conclusions from the Stanford prison Experiment, Le Texier added. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

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

During one Swim Buddies session, a swimmer dashes out of the pool. — Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 1 July 2026

In the new ads, Irwin — dressed in Columbia shirt and shorts and wearing the brand’s new Tellurix Titanium OutDry footwear — dashes through the outback chased by 100 crocodiles. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 12 May 2026

Those bumpy dashes down the mountain look like an orthopedic surgeon’s dream. — Sean Gregory, Time, 9 Feb. 2026

Hurt by his proposal, Sophie dashes away without giving Benedict an answer, leaving him standing seriously confused and alone. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026

Jackson dashes for another first down. — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 28 Oct. 2025