Dashes

//ˈdæʃɪz//

Synonyms for "dashes" (1173 found)

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crash dart pinch smash smidgen abruptly accelerator admixture aggressiveness air race all at once all of a sudden animation ardor asperge auto automobile automobile race baffle bafflement

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Verb(70 words)

smash bring down chuck desolate dust jerk remove smite whack whip abase adulter adulterate adulterize aerosolize aggrieve alloy annihilate assassinate atomize

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Noun(25 words)

sprint hint touch ace atom aught backhander beep benefaction bissel bit blankety-blank blow bolt boon bribe bung coffee money cold drink money concession

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control panel crumb dab dah damn

Intj(18 words)

4uck ay blast bugger bummer byrlady caramba chihuahua consarn it crap crud curses d'oh dadgummit dagnabbit dammit damn dang

Strong matches (352)

Intj(35 words)

dang it darn darn it dash it dizamn doggone doggonit drat fark feck fiddle fiddlefart fiddlestick fiddlesticks fook frak frick fuck fuck me fudge

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goddammit goddamn good grief gorblimey goshdarn goshdarnit hang it all heck hell hell's bells hell's bloody bells hell's bloody bells and damnation holy mother holy mother of god ish

dapple daring darken dash off dash on dashed hope daunt dazzle dazzlingness dead run deal deal a blow deck defeat defeat expectation define defy deject delimit delineation

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demarcate demonstration demoralize depress derby destroy dew diagonal dig dint disappoint disappointment discolor discomfit discomfiture disconcert discountenance discourage dish dishearten disillusion disillusionment dispirit display disrupt dissatisfaction dissatisfy dog race dogtrot dot dotted line double time double-time douche drag race dram dramatics drive drop drub drubbing drumming eagerness ebb and flow eclat elan elude endurance race energy engrave enterprise esprit etalage exhibition exhibitionism extravagance extravaganza extravagation failure fallen countenance false front fanfaronade fervor festinate fetch fetch a blow fiasco figure finesse fire fizzle flagrancy flair flamboyance flank speed flashiness flat-out speed flaunt flaunting fleck fling flip flourish flummox flurry flutter fly foil foiling footrace force forced draft fork forlorn hope fragment freckle frustrate frustration full gallop fusillade gaiety gallop garishness gash gaudery gaudiness generator get going get moving get-up-and-go ginger glare gleam glitter gorgeousness hachure hairline hand gallop haste hasten hastily hatch hatching headlong rush heat heave heavy right foot helter skelter helter-skelter hie high lope hint histrionics hit hit a clip hope deferred hose hose down humect humectate humidify hump hump it hurdle race hurl hurry hurry on hurry scurry hurry through hurry up hurry-scurry hurtle hustle hyphen idea impetuously impress impression impressiveness imprint impulsively infusion initiative inkling intensity intimation irrigate jab jauntiness jazziness jerk jog trot kick knock knock cold knock down knock out knock the chocks lance lap lash launch

Verb(84 words)

darken darn dart daunt deactivate dead debase decompose deject demolish depart depress destroy devastate diffuse dilute disintegrate dispatch disperse dispirit

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Noun(31 words)

diddly donative dot douceur drop dusting elan element energy fairing feed flair fleck flip flyspeck gift glimmer glimpse glint grain

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grant graphical user interface halfpennyworth hyphen inch inducement instrument panel iota jot knock kopi money

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Verb(164 words)

launch lay into lay on lay waste lay waste to leave level liquidate lob lunge make away with make tracks merc moan mortify move on namous neutralize nuke obliterate

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off oppress overthrow overturn pain pall part pat patter pay off peck peg pelt pick pick off pink piss off pitch poke polish off pollute pop off pound powder precipitate project pull down pull up stakes pulverize pummel punch punch someone's ticket put an end to put down put out put six feet under put someone out of their misery put to sleep quit quoit race rap ravage ravel raze repent rub out rue ruin run along run out rush sadden sadden up scare scare away scare off scatter scoot scotch scud scupper scuttle send to eternity send to hell send to the grave send to the great beyond send to the next life set forth set off set out shoot shy skew slam slap slaughter slay slight slime out sling sling one's hook smack snuff snuff out sophisticate spank sparge speckle split sprint squash stamp out start start out stiff stop someone's clock strew strike subvert swap swinge take take care of take down take leave take off take one's leave take out take wing tap terminate terminate with extreme prejudice thrash thrill throw thump thwack top top off torpedo toss total traject tristitiate unbreed unexist ungladden unhappy unmake uproot upset vapulate warp waste wax wet whang whop wing wipe off wipe out wreck yerk

le mans leap let down let fly let have it letdown lick life lift like a flash like a thunderbolt line lineation liveliness lob look lope lose no time loudness lour

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lower lower the spirits luridness make a mark make haste manifestation marathon marathon race mark mark off mark out match race maximum speed meretriciousness might mirage moisten motorcycle race mottle move quickly muffler nick nip nonplus notch nuance obliterate obstacle race obtrusiveness of a sudden on short notice oomph open throttle oppress overcome paddle pageant pageantry panache parade parts pass paste peak peg pelt pencil pep pepper perplex piece piquancy piss and vinegar pitch pitchfork pizzazz plop plump plunge plunk poignancy point poke poop pop popple post potato race pound power precipitantly precipitately precipitously press down press on prick print prostrate psych out punch punctuate punctuation puncture pungency push push on put put the shot race raciness rap regatta relay relay race riddle rise rise and fall road race roll ruin run rush rush through sabotage sack race sadden sauce savor scamper scar scarify scend scintilla scoot score scotch scour scramble scratch scribble scud scurry scuttle seal seam seasoning send sensationalism serve setback shade shadow shake sham shamelessness sharp shatter shin shiver shoot show showiness showing off showing-off shy sink sip skedaddle skin slam slap slash sling slobber slog slop slosh slug smack smattering smell smidgin smite snap soak sock sore disappointment soupcon sparge spark sparkle spatter speck speckle spectacle speed speedway race spice spike spirit splash splatter split splotch splurge spoil sponge sportiness spot spray spring sprinkle sprinkling sprint sprint race spunk spurt staginess stain stamp stampede stand in the way starch startlingly step on it stigmatize stock-car race stonewall streak streaking strength striate striation strike strike at strip stripe striping stroke stump style sublineation sudden suddenly suggestion sup surge surprisingly suspicion swash swat sweep swell swing swipe syringe tad taint tantalization tantalize taste tattoo tawdriness tear tease tempering theatrics thought three-legged race throw thrust thump thwack thwart tick tick off tilt tinct tincture tinge tint torch race toss touch trace track race trifle trot twang unawares unbrace underline underlining undermine underscore underscoring undo undulate unexpectedly unman unnerve unstring upset vaunt vehemence verve vestige vigor vim virgule virtuosity vivacity vividness vulgarness walk wallop water wave weigh heavy upon weigh upon wet wet down whack wham whisper whop wide-open speed wink without notice without warning yacht race yerk zest zing zip

Noun(74 words)

lick mite modicum molecule morceau morsel mote mustard seed ooch ounce panache particle pay-off payola pennyworth piece pinch present relish rush

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Intj(13 words)

mother of god nuts phooey piss poo raasclaat rats shit shoot shucks son of a bitch son of a gun sugar

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Em dashes were named after Dorothy's aunt.

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Some individuals, due to technical limitations, write with hyphens or double hyphens instead of dashes.

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You shouldn't use too many dashes.

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