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Definitions

dash off

VERB

improvise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ad-lib brainstorm concoct contrive devise dream up invent throw together

STRONG

coin extemporize fake jam spark

WEAK

do off top of head do offhand fake it improv improvisate made do speak off the cuff wing it

Antonyms

WEAK

design plan premeditate

VERB

make

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cause compose form generate manufacture prepare produce

STRONG

accomplish adjust arrange assemble beget brew conceive constitute construct cook effect engender fabricate fashion forge frame hatch initiate invent mold occasion originate parent procreate secure shape spawn synthesize whip

WEAK

bring about cook up draw on dream up get ready give rise to knock off lead to put together tear off throw together whip out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

break destroy neglect ruin

STRONG

demolish derange disarrange dismantle disorder disorganize raze

VERB

type

Synonyms

STRONGEST

copy transcribe write

STRONG

touch touch-type typewrite

WEAK

enter data hunt-and-peck teletype

VERB

write

Synonyms

STRONGEST

address compose create draft note pen print record rewrite scrawl scribble sign tell

STRONG

author autograph chalk commit communicate copy correspond engross formulate ghost indite ink inscribe letter pencil reproduce scribe transcribe typewrite

WEAK

bang out comp draw up drop a line drop a note jot down knock off knock out note down push a pencil put in writing scriven set down set forth take down turn out write down write up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy ignore ruin

STRONG

keep stop

WEAK

read

Example Sentences

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McIlroy certainly didn't think he needed to dash off and rest seeing as he was heading for more practice after his third round.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Fern had a punchy writing style and ability to dash off whimsical riffs on un-newsy topics such as home decor, dyspeptic shopkeepers and bedtime stories.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

“You don’t do a 100-meter dash off the bat,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2024

Be careful before you casually dash off another thumbs-up emoji: A Canadian court has found that the ubiquitous symbol can affirm that a person is officially entering into a contract.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2023

I looked around wildly, ready to spring to my feet and dash off searching for it.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

dash off

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