Definitions

dashed

[dasht] / dæʃt /

ADJECTIVE

dejected

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crestfallen despondent discouraged disheartened dispirited gloomy glum morose

STRONG

black clouded dampened down dragged drooping hurting low sagging

WEAK

abject all torn up atrabilious bleak broody bummed out cast down cheerless disconsolate dismal doleful down in the dumps down in the mouth downcast downhearted droopy heavy-hearted in the pits low-spirited melancholy miserable moody mopey mopish sad shot down spiritless woebegone wretched

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheerful elated encouraged happy heartened inspirited

STRONG

above upright

WEAK

joyous

ADJECTIVE

discouraged

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crestfallen depressed dismayed pessimistic

STRONG

beat blue daunted deterred dispirited down

WEAK

beat-down caved-in down in the mouth downbeat downcast glum gone to pieces in a funk in blue funk in the dumps lost momentum sad

Antonyms

STRONGEST

encouraged

STRONG

heartened

WEAK

inspired

ADJECTIVE

done for

Synonyms

WEAK

ausgespielt beaten broken conquered cooked dead defeated destroyed done in doomed dying eighty-sixed exhausted finished foiled had it kaput lost packed up ruined shot sunk through tired undone vanquished washed-up wrecked

Antonyms

WEAK

accomplished successful

Example Sentences

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Dreams of sun-soaked beaches, warm sand and sea air have been dashed, or least marred, by the wallet-busting reality of life in 2026.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The escalation in attacks on Monday dashed optimism among investors who had been hoping for an imminent peace deal to end the war in Iran.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Shaun Murphy dashed Zhao Xintong's hopes of lifting the Crucible curse with a superb 13-10 win as he moved into the semi-finals of the World Championship.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

According to other attendees, including Times journalists, event staff were checking tickets, though not very thoroughly, at multiple points prior to escalators that descended to the metal detectors where Allen allegedly dashed past armed security.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Not long before he’d walked out the door for Las Vegas, he’d dashed an e-mail off to his partner Ben Hockett, who planned to meet him there, and Jamie Mai, who didn’t.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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