dashes

The word “dashes” has 2 syllables: dash-es

It's pronounced as /ˈdæʃɪz/

What is synonym and antonym for dashes?

In the thesaurus, “dashes” has 180 synonyms and 50 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for dashes along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for dashes

accelerates
afflicts
agitates
ails
arrows
barrels
bathes
beats it
beelines
beetles
belts
bespatters
blasts
blazes
blows
bolts
bombs
bothers
bounds
bowls
breezes
bucks
bundles
burdens
bustles
buzzes
cannonballs
canters
careens
careers
casts
catapults
catches up
chases
chucks
concerns
courses
dabbles
darts
daunts
dejects
demoralizes
depresses
discomforts
discomposes
discourages
disheartens
dismays
dispirits
disquiets
distresses
disturbs
douses
dowses
drenches
drives
drowns
ejects
exercises
fast-forwards
fires
flies
flings
flips
flits
gallops
gets a move on
gets down
guns
hares
hastens
heaves
hies
highballs
hooks
humps
hurls
hurries
hurtles
hustles
impels
impregnates
jets
jogs
jumps
laps
launches
leaps
lets fly
lobs
lofts
lopes
makes tracks
motors
nips
oppresses
outpaces
outruns
outstrips
overtakes
passes
patters
pegs
pelts
perturbs
pitches
plashes
precipitates
projects
propels
quickens
races
rams
rifles
rips
rockets
rolls
runs
rushes
rustles
saddens
saturates
scampers
scoots
scuds
scuffles
scurries
scuttles
shags
shakes a leg
shoots
skips
slings
slops
sloshes
slushes
soaks
sops
souses
spatters
speeds
splashes
splatters
sprays
springs
sprinkles
sprints
spritzes
squirts
stampedes
steeps
steps
steps on it
steps out
streaks
swashes
tears
throws
thrusts
torments
tortures
tosses
travels
trips
trots
troubles
undoes
unhinges
unnerves
unsettles
upsets
washes
waters
weighs down
whirls
whisks
whizzes
worries
zips
zooms

Antonyms for dashes

ambles
animates
assures
boosts
brightens
buoys
comforts
consoles
crawls
creeps
dallies
dawdles
decelerates
delights
dillydallies
drags
elates
elevates
encourages
enlivens
excites
exhilarates
gladdens
gratifies
heartens
hobbles
inspires
invigorates
lags
lifts
lightens
limps
lingers
loiters
lumbers
pleases
plods
pokes
reassures
rejoices
saunters
shambles
shuffles
solaces
soothes
stimulates
strolls
tarries
trudges
uplifts

Meanings of dashes

noun
1. Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).
2. (by extension) The longer of the two symbols of Morse code.
3. A short run, flight.
4. A rushing or violent onset.
5. Violent strike; a whack.
6. A small quantity of a liquid substance etc.; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon.
7. (by extension) A slight admixture.
8. Ostentatious vigor.
9. A dashboard.
10. (Liberia) A bribe or gratuity; a gift.
11. A stand-in for a censored word, like "Devil" or "damn". (Compare deuce.).
verb
1. To run quickly or for a short distance.
2. To leave or depart.
3. To destroy by striking (against).
4. To throw violently.
5. (sometimes figurative) To sprinkle; to splatter.
6. To mix, reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality.
7. (of hopes or dreams) To ruin; to destroy.
8. To dishearten; to sadden.
9. To complete hastily, usually with down or off.
10. To draw quickly; jot.

Example Sentences

She added a few dashes of salt to the soup to enhance the flavor.
The runner made quick dashes toward the finish line.
The chef garnished the dish with artistic dashes of sauce.
The horse made several swift dashes around the track during the race.
He used bold dashes of color to create contrast in his painting.

On this page you'll find 230 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to dashes, such as: accelerates, afflicts, agitates, ails, ambles, animates, arrows.

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