Need another word that means the same as “dashed”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “dashed” in this overview.
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The synonyms of “Dashed” are: dotted, damned, damn, damnable, wretched, accursed, rotten, horrible
Dashed as an Adjective
Definitions of "Dashed" as an adjective
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “dashed” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
- (of a line on a piece of paper) composed of dashes.
- Having gaps or spaces.
- Used for emphasis.
Synonyms of "Dashed" as an adjective (8 Words)
accursed | Used to express strong dislike of or anger at someone or something. This accursed country. |
damnable | Very bad or unpleasant. Her damnable pride. |
dotted | (of a note or rest) written with a dot after it to show that the time value is increased by half. Sign on the dotted line. |
horrible | Provoking horror. The tea tasted horrible. |
rotten | Damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless. Rotten eggs. |
wretched | Morally reprehensible. She disliked the wretched man intensely. |
Usage Examples of "Dashed" as an adjective
- It's a dashed shame.
- She was dashed rude.
Associations of "Dashed" (30 Words)
bustle | Cause to move hurriedly in a particular direction. The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance. |
celerity | A rate that is rapid. |
dart | A small pointed missile with a feather or plastic flight used in the game of darts. The classroom was littered with paper darts. |
fast | Unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison. A wide fast road. |
fastness | The quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment. A remote Himalayan mountain fastness. |
flirt | A person who habitually flirts. Jim was an outrageous flirt. |
flit | Move house or leave one’s home, typically secretly so as to escape creditors or obligations. The hummingbird flitted among the branches. |
haste | The act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner. He soon regretted his haste. |
hasten | Speed up the progress of; facilitate. This tragedy probably hastened his own death from heart disease. |
hastily | With excessive speed or urgency; hurriedly. Maybe I acted too hastily. |
hie | Go quickly. I hied down to New Orleans. |
hurried | Done in a hurry; rushed. A hurried job. |
hurriedly | In a hurried or hasty manner. The way they buried him so hurriedly was disgraceful. |
hurry | A condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry. In my hurry to leave I knocked over a pile of books. |
hustle | Get by trying hard. Linda hustled money from men she met. |
overhasty | Done with very great haste and without due deliberation- Shakespeare- Arthur Geddes. Hard times are showing up overhasty mergers. |
precipitant | A cause or stimulus which precipitates a particular condition. Depression may be a precipitant in many cases. |
quick | Moving quickly and lightly. Was quick to make friends. |
quicken | Give or restore life to. I felt my pulse quicken. |
quickly | With speed. He works quickly. |
rush | Cause to move fast or to rush or race. An ambulance was waiting to rush him to hospital. |
rushed | Done or completed too hurriedly; hasty. I m too rushed to do it. |
scramble | Make unintelligible. A local landowner allowed some kids to hold a motorbike scramble in the woods. |
shove | Push (someone or something) roughly. Kids pushed kicked and shoved. |
speed | Of a motorist travel at a speed that is greater than the legal limit. The car has a top speed of 147 mph. |
speedily | With speed. Your claim will be dealt with as speedily as possible. |
sprint | An act or short spell of running at full speed. Team members discuss issues with each other at the end of every sprint. |
swift | A swift flying insectivorous bird with long slender wings and a superficial resemblance to a swallow spending most of its life on the wing. A swift runner. |
swiftness | Lack of delay; promptness. Kay had the upper hand with her agility and swiftness. |
urgently | In a way which requires immediate action or attention. Health care reform is needed urgently. |