Synonyms for dash
dæʃdash

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1. dash

   Synonyms:
   burl, cast, throw, subvert, detrude, drive, rush, send, fly, speed, dart, scatter, strike, course

   Antonyms:
   raise, reinstate, erect, creep, crawl, lag, hobble

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1. dash, elan, flair, panache, stylenoun

   distinctive and stylish elegance

   "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"

   Synonyms:
   flare, ardor, bolt, expressive style, manner, vogue, mode, hyphen, flair, dah, way, zeal, ardour, style, trend, genius, fashion, stylus, elan, panache, sprint

2. dash, sprintnoun

   a quick run

   Synonyms:
   flair, dah, bolt, elan, panache, sprint, style, hyphen

3. dashnoun

   a footrace run at top speed

   "he is preparing for the 100-yard dash"

   Synonyms:
   flair, dah, bolt, elan, panache, sprint, style, hyphen

4. hyphen, dashnoun

   a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text

   Synonyms:
   flair, dah, bolt, elan, panache, sprint, style, hyphen

5. dash, dahnoun

   the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

   Synonyms:
   flair, dah, bolt, elan, panache, sprint, style, hyphen

6. dash, boltverb

   the act of moving with great haste

   "he made a dash for the door"

   Synonyms:
   flair, dah, bolt, thunderbolt, elan, deadbolt, panache, sprint, style, hyphen, bolt of lightning

7. dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shootverb

   run or move very quickly or hastily

   "She dashed into the yard"

   Synonyms:
   bourgeon, winkle, shoot, swank, burgeon forth, scud, frighten away, sprout, hit, crash, film, flash, smash, wink, rack, take, show off, pullulate, fool, fleet, flutter, scare off, flaunt, scare away, buck, scoot, fool away, ostentate, fritter, dissipate, dart, flit, blink, pall, frivol away, daunt, fritter away, charge, inject, germinate, scare, shoot down, snap, photograph, blast, spud, frighten off, pip, tear, twinkle

8. smash, dashverb

   break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over

   "Smash a plate"

   Synonyms:
   scare off, ruin, shoot, demolish, scoot, pall, frighten away, blast, flash, scare, crush, bang up, bankrupt, break, smash up, daunt, scud, nail, scare away, crash, boom, frighten off, dart, smash

9. crash, dashverb

   hurl or thrust violently

   "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock"

   Synonyms:
   barge in, scare off, go down, shoot, scoot, pall, doss down, frighten away, flash, gate-crash, scare, break apart, doss, daunt, scud, break up, ram, scare away, crash, frighten off, dart, smash

10. dashverb

    destroy or break

    "dashed ambitions and hopes"

    Synonyms:
    pall, scare, scare off, dart, flash, daunt, frighten off, scare away, scud, smash, frighten away, crash, shoot, scoot

11. daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scareverb

    cause to lose courage

    "dashed by the refusal"

    Synonyms:
    weary, dull, shoot, scoot, pall, cloy, flash, fatigue, scare, fright, affright, scare off, frighten, tire, frighten away, scud, jade, die, become flat, scare away, crash, daunt, frighten off, dart, smash

12. dashverb

    add an enlivening or altering element to

    "blue paint dashed with white"

    Synonyms:
    pall, scare, scare off, dart, flash, daunt, frighten off, scare away, scud, smash, frighten away, crash, shoot, scoot

Matched Categories

1. • Break
   • Elegance
   • Frustrate
   • Hurl
   • Intimidate
   • Mix
   • Punctuation Mark
   • Run
   • Telegraphic Signal
   • Track Event

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1. dashverb

   Synonyms:
   strike violently

2. dashverb

   Synonyms:
   throw forcibly

3. dashverb

   Synonyms:
   adulterate, deteriorate (by mixture), alloy

4. dashverb

   Synonyms:
   disappoint, frustrate, thwart, ruin, destroy, shatter, spoil

5. dashverb

   Synonyms:
   surprise, confound, abash, put to shame

6. dashverb

   Synonyms:
   rush, dart, fly swiftly

7. dashnoun

   Synonyms:
   stroke, blow

8. dashnoun

   Synonyms:
   rush, onset, sudden advance

9. dashnoun

   Synonyms:
   infusion, tinge, tincture, sprinkling, spice, touch, smack, little, small quantity

10. dashnoun

    Synonyms:
    flourish, show, ostentatious display

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1. dashnoun

   Synonyms:
   collision, allision, crash, abashment, frustration, infusion, smack, tincture, sprinkling, onset, rush, sally, energy, animation, vigor, (Slang) parade, flourish, show, ostentation

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1. List of paraphrases for "dash":

   dashboard, indent, under-dash, hyphen, underdash, scoreboard, sprint, pinch

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1. List of known nicknames for "Dash":

   Javier Aracil Romero, Dash, DJ Dash, Thomas Kalber, Damir Kvočić

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How to use dash in a sentence?

1. Angela Haupt:

   The DASH diet has been our top diet overall for five years now and this is the fifth year we are evaluating and ranking diets.

2. Dorothy Parker:

   A little bad taste is like a nice dash of paprika.

3. Suffolk County:

   Bertha slithered out from under the dash while the owner [was] driving the van to an event. The owner felt tugging on the seat belt. When he looked down, there was Bertha, she was well hidden under the dash even though the van was thoroughly searched.

4. John Kasich:

   It's just hard work and you can't pay attention to all the flash and dash that's out there.

5. Julie Wylie-Rosett:

   I think it depends on what you were eating before — if you were eating the DASH diet, possibly not, but if you were eating the typical American diet before, which is so low in fruit and vegetables, definitely.