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Synonyms for dash
dæʃdash
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
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, sprintdash, sprintnoun
a quick run
Synonyms:
flair, dah, bolt, elan, panache, sprint, style, hyphendashnoun
a footrace run at top speed
"he is preparing for the 100-yard dash"
Synonyms:
flair, dah, bolt, elan, panache, sprint, style, hyphenhyphen, 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, hyphendash, dahnoun
the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
Synonyms:
flair, dah, bolt, elan, panache, sprint, style, hyphendash, boltverb
the act of moving with great haste
"he made a dash for the door"
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flair, dah, bolt, thunderbolt, elan, deadbolt, panache, sprint, style, hyphen, bolt of lightningdart, 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, twinklesmash, 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, smashcrash, 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, smashdashverb
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, scootdaunt, 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, smashdashverb
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
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
dashverb
Synonyms:
strike violentlydashverb
Synonyms:
throw forciblydashverb
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adulterate, deteriorate (by mixture), alloydashverb
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disappoint, frustrate, thwart, ruin, destroy, shatter, spoildashverb
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surprise, confound, abash, put to shamedashverb
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rush, dart, fly swiftlydashnoun
dashnoun
Synonyms:
rush, onset, sudden advancedashnoun
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infusion, tinge, tincture, sprinkling, spice, touch, smack, little, small quantitydashnoun
Synonyms:
flourish, show, ostentatious display
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
dashnoun
Synonyms:
collision, allision, crash, abashment, frustration, infusion, smack, tincture, sprinkling, onset, rush, sally, energy, animation, vigor, (Slang) parade, flourish, show, ostentation
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "dash":
dashboard, indent, under-dash, hyphen, underdash, scoreboard, sprint, pinch
Nicknames
List of known nicknames for "Dash":
Javier Aracil Romero, Dash, DJ Dash, Thomas Kalber, Damir Kvočić
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DASH
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#203 | way | |
#233 | send | |
#246 | take | |
#428 | course | |
#677 | film | |
#737 | drive | |
#792 | style | |
#969 | speed | |
#1174 | flash | |
#1195 | mode | |
#1453 | charge | |
#1551 | hit | |
#1618 | break | |
#1763 | die | |
#1873 | fashion | |
#2394 | cast | |
#2806 | fly | |
#2807 | manner | |
#3213 | ram | |
#3884 | strike | |
#4404 | throw | |
#4405 | trend | |
#4498 | crash | |
#4640 | rush | |
#4680 | rack | |
#5175 | shoot | |
#5732 | photograph | |
#6013 | fleet | |
#6477 | blast | |
#6587 | tire | |
#6667 | nail | |
#6948 | stylus | |
#7321 | snap | |
#7386 | boom | |
#7448 | sprint | |
#7585 | fool | |
#8200 | genius | |
#8285 | buck | |
#8587 | dash | |
#9356 | tear | |
#9715 | jade | |
#9730 | blink | |
#9798 | bolt | |
#10055 | fatigue | |
#10601 | dashboard | |
#11886 | scoreboard | |
#12398 | crush | |
#13293 | dull | |
#13346 | smash | |
#13901 | scare | |
#14164 | ruin | |
#15944 | dart | |
#16626 | wink | |
#16632 | flare | |
#16780 | vogue | |
#17127 | pinch | |
#17945 | flair | |
#19799 | weary | |
#20240 | indent | |
#20275 | pip | |
#21160 | scatter | |
#21898 | bankrupt | |
#23792 | inject | |
#24430 | elan | |
#25078 | zeal | |
#29576 | fright | |
#29626 | twinkle | |
#32558 | swank | |
#34743 | sprout | |
#35814 | dah | |
#35818 | pall | |
#37891 | flutter | |
#38321 | panache | |
#40131 | hyphen | |
#40982 | thunderbolt | |
#43167 | frighten | |
#43621 | burl | |
#43852 | spud | |
#45245 | demolish | |
#49275 | dissipate | |
#51579 | subvert | |
#53357 | ardour | |
#55146 | doss | |
#56541 | scoot | |
#58210 | winkle | |
#59155 | scud | |
#66031 | flaunt | |
#67452 | germinate | |
#68537 | flit | |
#77455 | ardor | |
#92271 | deadbolt | |
#132897 | fritter | |
#172953 | daunt | |
#224580 | affright | |
#280664 | cloy |
How to use dash in a sentence?
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.
A little bad taste is like a nice dash of paprika.
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.
It's just hard work and you can't pay attention to all the flash and dash that's out there.
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.
Translations for dash
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- شرطة, شحطة, اندفاعArabic
- тире, обезкуражавам, разбивам, спринтирам, спринт, хвърлям, напускам, втурвам се, втурванеBulgarian
- esprintar, ratlla, guióCatalan, Valencian
- pomlčkaCzech
- ystrempiau, ystrempWelsh
- stregDanish
- GedankenstrichGerman
- παύλα, έφοδος, μακρόν, εξόρμησηGreek
- sprinti, sprintoEsperanto
- frustrar, hacer rapidamente, salpicar, pizca, arrojar, guión largo, romperse, lanzar, gota, raya, romper, lanzarseSpanish
- خط تیرهPersian
- syöksähtää, hutaista, murskaantua, pirskottaa, tilkka, spurtti, rikkoa, pinkaista, ajatusviiva, paiskata, pinkaisu, viiva, rientää, syöksyä, murskata, vaipua, samperi, helkkariFinnish
- trait, sprint, se précipiter, ta, soupçon, tiretFrench
- FleascIrish
- leum, sgrìob, deannScottish Gaelic
- kötőjel, gondolatjelHungarian
- berlariIndonesian
- linea, saltare, pizzico, scatto, spruzzo, lineetta, goccioItalian
- מקףHebrew
- ダッシュ, 疾走Japanese
- de latibulis surrexissentLatin
- црта, тиреMacedonian
- koppelteken, snel afhaspelen, scheutje, sprinten, verwoesten, sprint, streepje, snel afmakenDutch
- bindestrekNorwegian
- kropla, lecieć, pauza, myślnik, półpauza, kreska, sprint, spadaćPolish
- travessãoPortuguese
- liniuțăRomanian
- бросать, расхолаживать, швырять, бросок, тире, приводить в уныние, разрушать, разбивать, нестись, брызгать, побрызгать, мчаться, расхолодить, бросить, швырнуть, спринт, привести в уныние, разрушить, разбитьRussian
- sprinta, jaga (iväg), rusa, sno (iväg), störta (iväg), spurtaSwedish
- kısa çizgiTurkish
- тиреUkrainian
- dấu gạch ngangVietnamese
- 短跑Chinese
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