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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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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

As a fellow childfree person, I can assure you we don't dash off to Paris at a moment's notice, and we certainly don't have teleportation or time travel powers.

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2023

Lizzie won’t dash off to some mysterious meeting.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin