📖 Definitions of "Dashing"
- 1
To run quickly or for a short distance.
"He dashed across the field."
- 2
To leave or depart.
"I have to dash now. See you soon."
- 3
To destroy by striking (against).
"He dashed the bottle against the bar and turned about to fight."
- 4
To throw violently.
"The man was dashed from the vehicle during the accident."
- 1
The action of the verb to dash.
- 1
Spirited, audacious and full of high spirits.
- 2
Chic, fashionable.
"All heads turned as the dashing young man entered the room."
🔄 Synonyms of "Dashing"
12 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| spirited | Lively, vigorous, animated or courageous. |
| rakish | Dashingly, carelessly, or sportingly unconventional or stylish; jaunty; characterized by a devil-may-care unconventionality; having a somewhat disreputable quality or appearance. |
| dapper | Stylishly dressed, neatly dressed, spiffy. |
| stylish | Having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress. |
| smartnoun | (intransitive) To hurt or sting. |
| raffish | Characterized by careless unconventionality; rakish. |
| nattynoun | (informal) Smart and fashionable. |
| snappy | (informal) Rapid and without delay. |
| fashionablenoun | Characteristic of or influenced by a current popular trend or style; in fashion; in vogue. |
| sprucenoun | Any of various large coniferous evergreen trees or shrubs from the genus Picea, found in northern temperate and boreal regions; originally and more fully spruce fir. |
| gallantnoun | Brave, valiant, courteous, especially with regard to male attitudes towards women. |
| jauntynoun | Dapper or stylish. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Dashing"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| spirited | Lively, vigorous, animated or courageous. |
| jauntynoun | Dapper or stylish. |
| gallantverb | To behave in a gallant fashion; to act the gallant. |
| dapper | Stylishly dressed, neatly dressed, spiffy. |
| nattynoun | (informal) Smart and fashionable. |
| stylish | Having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress. |
| fashionablenoun | Characteristic of or influenced by a current popular trend or style; in fashion; in vogue. |
| raffish | Characterized by careless unconventionality; rakish. |
| rakish | Dashingly, carelessly, or sportingly unconventional or stylish; jaunty; characterized by a devil-may-care unconventionality; having a somewhat disreputable quality or appearance. |
| snappy | (informal) Rapid and without delay. |
| smartverb | (intransitive) To hurt or sting. |
| spruceverb | (usually with up) To arrange neatly; tidy up. |
| chipperverb | (UK, dialect) To chirp or chirrup. |
| chicnoun | Elegant, stylish. |
| handsomeverb | (transitive, obsolete) To render handsome. |
| frustrating | Discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty. |
| thwartingnoun | An instance of blocking or obstructing. |
| splendid | Gorgeous; magnificent; sumptuous; of remarkable beauty. |
| foilingnoun | The act by which something is foiled; prevention of success. |
| swashbuckling | Adventurous, exciting. |
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