Synonyms for dart

Most common

dash · throw · lance · fling · shoot · flash · flit · fly

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Antonyms

trudge

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To start and run with speed; to shoot rapidly along.

   The fish darted under a stone.

2. v. 2

   To throw with a sudden effort or thrust; to hurl or launch.

3. v. 3

   To send forth suddenly or rapidly; to emit; to shoot.

   As the sun darted forth his beams, she darted a meaningful glance at me.

4. n. 1

   A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin.

Related words

Word family

dartlike darter darty

Phrases

lawn dart love dart blue dart dart sac fairy dart javelin dart poison dart frog poison dart plant

Forms

Plural

darts → arrows, daces, flags…

Past participle

darted
e.g. darted → dashed, thrun, lanced, hurled…

Example sentences

• throw His house is within a stone's throw of his school.
• lance Claire spun back toward Loren and Lance.
• fling "It was just a fling." "I'm filing for a divorce."
• hurl I hoped you could hurl some lumens into the gloom.
• bolt It came to the president like a bolt of lightning.
• dodge I was somehow able to dodge the attack with ease.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

fly¹, peg¹, lob¹

4 letters

flag¹, rush¹, tear¹, dash¹, bolt¹, toss¹, hurl¹, scud¹, flit¹, dace¹

5 letters

throw¹, shoot¹, steam¹, flash¹, pitch¹, fleet¹, arrow², lance¹, dodge¹, fling¹, sling¹, heave¹, scoot¹

6 letters

spring¹, launch¹, thrust¹, hasten², hurtle²

7 letters

flutter²

11 letters

tranquilize³

12 letters

tranquillise, tranquillize

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (arrow² = 2 syllables).