Strike Synonyms and Antonyms
strīk
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Synonyms for Strike
A strike of workers
To force one's way with difficulty:
To attack with arguments, questions, doubts, etc.
called strike
A pitch judged by the umpire to be a strike and not swung at by the batter.
Appearance in public or in the mass media:
A cessation of work by a group of employees as a means of protest.
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To attack or infect, as a disease:
In criminal and tort law, an act, usually consisting of a threat or attempt to inflict bodily injury upon another person, coupled with the apparent present ability to succeed in carrying out the threat or the attempt if not prevented, that causes the person to have a reasonable fear or apprehension of immediate harmful or offensive contact. No intent to cause battery or the fear or apprehension is required so long as the victim is placed in reasonable apprehension or fear. No actual physical injury is needed to establish an assault, but if there is any physical contact, the act constitutes both an assault and a battery.
(Informal) To criticize (another) harshly, accusatorially, and threateningly:
(Idiomatic) To give an appearance or impression; to project a certain image.
An organized refusal
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An organized refusal
Any concerted disruption or cessation of work by employees in an attempt to force the granting of certain demands
work-to-rule (British)
An organized refusal
An organized refusal
sickout
The definition of a sickout is a group of people falsely calling in sick to work on the same day in order to force something to happen.
(Dial.) A place for tying up cattle at night
brazos caidos (Spanish)
An organized refusal
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A reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.
sympathetic strike
An organized refusal
general-strike
A strike by the workers in an entire industry or, esp., throughout an entire community or country
token strike
An organized refusal
The act of confronting or the state of being confronted, especially a meeting face to face.
An organized protest demonstration in which participants seat themselves in an appropriate place and refuse to move.
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study-in
An organized refusal
A sickout, especially by uniformed police officers.
A display of consensus or unanimity, often staged or forced, or a gathering of persons putting on such a display
mill-in
An organized refusal
gold strike
A discovery
Anything that is found (usually valuable), as objects on an archeological site or a person with talent.
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(Often figuratively) The process by which something unfolds or becomes revealed.
The release of information about a person or entity. Of a corporation, the filing of documents and statements required by law; in litigation, the release of documents and other information subpoenaed or otherwise sought by the other side. See also discovery.
opening up
A discovery
laying-bare
A discovery
bringing to light
A discovery
A successful or popular venture:
A single uninterrupted movement, especially when repeated or in a back-and-forth motion:
(Countable) A hole or opening created with a punch
ball swung at and missed
A pitched ball
pitch over the plate
A pitched ball
To put into a box, etc., as for storage or shipment
To beat so as to produce a thump or thumps:
(Figuratively) To meet formally at a conference table.
(Idiomatic) Decelerate.
be on strike
To refuse to work
To decide (a dispute) as an arbitrator
negotiate a contract
To refuse to work
To abstain, either as an individual or group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.
To interrupt one's course or journey for a brief visit or stay. Often used with by, in, or off:
To stop or discontinue doing something
enforce idleness
To refuse to work
To keep from yielding to, being affected by, or enjoying
To refuse to work
(Idiomatic) To travel about, especially on foot.
To set fire to; ignite.
To set on fire; kindle.
To rub or scrape the skin lightly, as with the fingernails, to relieve itching, etc.
To appear to be; seem
have the semblance
To seem
be plausible
To seem
To show openly; to disclose; to reveal.
(Intransitive) To commence firing weapons.
(Informal) To strike, as with the hand
Knock is defined as to rap on a door, or to hit something, or to criticize someone or something.
Pop is a noise inside of your ears when pressure equalizes or when your eyes getting big when you see something impressive.
To hit or strike with great force.
To hit hard; slug
To down a shot.
To break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow or collision:
To smite is defined as to strike, hit or damage by hitting with force.
To strike or try to strike something with a sharp blow:
To strike or crash into with resounding impact.
To defeat soundly; thrash.
To hit or punch, as with a short, sharp blow
To beat forcefully; thrash.
To beat with a belt or strap.
To die.
To start a quarrel or be the first to attack
To start work on with purpose and vigor:
To beset is to harass or have trouble on an ongoing basis from multiple sources or from all sides.
To experience; to suffer; to fall upon.
To set upon with violent force
sail into
To set upon with violent force
To assault or capture suddenly:
To set upon with violent force
To be in agony or great pain; feel anguish
Anguish is defined as causing or feeling extreme pain or worry.
To speak or shout a vulgar curse or epithet.
To harass, pester or annoy someone persistently or incessantly.
To arrange in or on a rack
To flog.
To cause to undergo great physical pain or mental anguish.
To overwork, misinterpret, or distort:
Nip is defined as to pinch or bite.
To try to grasp or seize a thing suddenly; grab (at)
To cause to sound with a deep ringing noise.
To ring out when struck; sound as a chime
To knell is defined as to ring something slowly and mournfully.
To cause to peal.
To surround or encircle with or as with a ring
To sound or ring slowly in regularly repeated strokes
Also used with out: annul
To remove or invalidate by or as if by running a line through or wiping clean.
To obliterate, as writing with ink; to cancel; to efface; generally with out.
(Printing) To delete or omit
To bring into contact, causing electrical interference
To remove from a document or record:
To efface is defined as to make yourself inconspicuous or hidden from attention, or to erase something or consciously forget something.
To erase, delete, or strike out:
To remove or destroy completely so as to leave no trace.
To move (an object or objects) firmly along a surface, especially repeatedly:
Undo is defined as to release, reverse or put an end to.
To spread or apply by or as if by wiping:
A symbol for the word cross. Used in combination, as in Xing for crossing or motoX for motocross.
To make an office, position, place, etc. vacant
To impress is defined as to strongly affect someone or something or to leave a physical mark on something by using pressure.
To exhibit great activity or energy:
To touch a person or thing
To occur is to happen or to be found.
To put in legal possession of a particular thing; assign ownership to
An unprovoked attack or warlike act; specif., the use of armed force by a state in violation of its international obligations
An effort or a try.
(Countable, military) An attack.
A headlong dash forward; strong onward rush
The definition of an onslaught is a violent attack, or a situation where you are suddenly bombarded with a lot of things or people all at once.
The act of ascertaining.
A conclusion reached after examination or investigation:
To gain as an objective; achieve:
To handle violently
To hit with or as if with a bat.
Batter means to repeatedly bang or hit something.
(Baseball) To hit (a batter) on the head with a pitched ball
To hit or knock against something:
To put or place quickly and firmly:
To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share.
To drive in with force
To open (something) out into the shape of a fan:
To drive, force, or shape with or as with hammer blows
To harm or damage in some way; be bad for
To cause (something injurious or harmful), as to a person, group, or area:
To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
To beat or pound heavily and repeatedly
To penetrate is to pass into or through something.
To move or work laboriously:
To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to.
(Slang) To talk seriously and frankly with another or others, often in an informal setting
To go aboard a ship; embark.
To put, throw, hit, etc. carelessly or with force
To make drastic reductions in something:
To give an indication; be suggestive. Often used with of:
(Intransitive) To become spread by smearing.
To spank is defined as to slap on the rear-end to punish.
To contend or fight violently with an opponent
To push or shove against something
(Slang) An attractive person (see also smashing)
(Informal) Any entirely successful action
hit against; come into sudden contact with
(With prepositional object) To cause to blend into.
hit against; come into sudden contact with
strickle
To use a strickle on
To put an excise on
To invent or create; fabricate
Coin means to make metal money, or to come up with something new.
The definition of assume is to formulate or verbalize an idea for which there is no evidence.
To fall on; to experience; to suffer.
find unexpectedly
(Idiomatic) to find by chance
find unexpectedly
find unexpectedly
Fall is defined as to drop or come down, often unexpectedly.
To cause to shine, as a light.
heulga (Spanish)
An organized refusal
Something having such an outcome
The act by which something is uncovered.
Crash means to violently smash or break or to make a loud and sudden noise.
Pierce is defined as to make a hole in, to stab, or to go through.
To live or move slowly or lazily; loiter; putter; dawdle
Antonyms for Strike
not touch
devastate, affect
To get rid of (something undesirable)
To produce with a succession of light blows:
To feel the lack or loss of:
Words Related to Strike
To hit or strike repeatedly; pound
To feel or express strong unwillingness or repugnance:
Overthrow of a government, form of government, or social system by those governed and usually by forceful means, with another government or system taking its place
(Law) The compulsory disclosure to the opposing party of factual information or documents relevant to a lawsuit prior to trial.
(Caving) A vertical cave passage, only negotiable by using rope or ladders.
To make or produce by the application of fire or burning heat.
To set fire to; cause to burn
Seem is defined as to appear.
To begin a military attack:
(Intransitive) To provide assistance.
(Informal) To grasp and hand over to another:
To remain in the same place or position; stay
Used with an infinitive to make polite requests:
Again; another time; repeated(ly)
A teacher.
A dip stick.
strike-against
strike at
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