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

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

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

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

After Rieder wins the second ball and combines with Ndoye, Widmer dashes forward and attacks the space between Kosovo’s full-back and left-winger. — Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 5 June 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

When the play ends, as Kris Jenkins bends over a bit at the waist to watch his work of art swish its way into history, Mikal Bridges dashes onto the court and Josh Hart full scale piggy backs onto Phil Booth. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 3 June 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