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Synonyms & Antonyms of dashing
(Entry 1 of 2)
inclined or willing to take risks
- the dashing heroes in stories about the American West
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- brash,
- daredevil,
- foolhardy,
- heedless,
- hotheaded,
- impetuous,
- imprudent,
- impulsive,
- incautious,
- madcap,
- overbold,
- overconfident,
- rash,
- reckless,
- thoughtless,
- wild
- brave,
- courageous,
- dauntless,
- fearless,
- gallant,
- greathearted,
- heroic
- (also heroical),
- intrepid,
- lionhearted,
- stalwart,
- stout,
- stouthearted,
- swashbuckling,
- unafraid,
- undaunted,
- valiant,
- valorous
Near Antonyms for dashing
- chickenhearted,
- coward,
- cowardly,
- craven,
- lily-livered,
- milk-livered,
- milky,
- poltroon,
- pusillanimous,
- shy,
- timid,
- timorous
- affrighted,
- afraid,
- alarmed,
- fainthearted,
- fearful,
- frightened,
- horrified,
- scared,
- shocked,
- spooked,
- startled,
- terrified,
- terrorized
- calm,
- cool,
- levelheaded,
- rational,
- reasonable,
- sage,
- sane,
- sensible,
- sound,
- wise
Antonyms for dashing
dashing
verb
present participle of dash
Synonyms & Antonyms of dashing (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to go at a pace faster than a walk
- one sprinter dashed to the finish line in record-breaking time
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- barreling
- (or barrelling),
- belting,
- blasting,
- blazing,
- blowing,
- bolting,
- bombing
- [slang],
- bowling,
- breezing,
- bustling,
- buzzing,
- cannonballing,
- careening,
- coursing,
- footing (it),
- haring,
- hastening,
- hoofing (it),
- hotfooting (it),
- humping,
- hurling,
- hurrying,
- hurtling,
- hustling,
- hying
- (or hieing),
- jetting,
- legging (it),
- pelting,
- racing,
- ramming,
- ripping,
- rocketing,
- rushing,
- rustling,
- shooting,
- speeding,
- tearing,
- whirling,
- whisking,
- zipping,
- zooming
Near Antonyms for dashing
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 for dashing
- barreling
- (or barrelling),
- belting,
- blasting,
- blazing,
- blowing,
- bolting,
- bombing
- [slang],
- bowling,
- breezing,
- bundling,
- bustling,
- buzzing,
- cannonballing,
- careening,
- careering,
- chasing,
- coursing,
- cracking (on),
- driving,
- flying,
- haring,
- hastening,
- highballing,
- hotfooting (it),
- humping,
- hurling,
- hurrying,
- hurtling,
- hustling,
- hying
- (or hieing),
- jetting,
- jumping,
- motoring,
- nipping,
- pelting,
- racing,
- ramming,
- ripping,
- rocketing,
- running,
- rushing,
- rustling,
- scooting,
- scurrying,
- scuttling,
- shooting,
- speeding,
- stepping,
- tearing,
- traveling
- (or travelling),
- trotting,
- whirling,
- whisking,
- zipping,
- zooming
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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
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4
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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6
to make sad
- she's always dashed by the failure of her matchmaking efforts
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The first known use of dashing was circa 1697
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