Striking Synonyms and Antonyms

strīkĭng
Cause to experience suddenly
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. hitting
  2. taking
  3. resisting
  4. quitting
  5. stopping
  6. seizing
  7. boycotting
  8. picketing
  9. arbitrating
  10. catching
Produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. occurring
  2. hitting
Have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. moving
  2. impressing
  3. touching
  4. affecting
  5. getting
Form by stamping, punching, or printing
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. scratching
  2. expunging
  3. excising
  4. vacating
  5. coining
  6. wiping
  7. undoing
  8. rubbing
  9. obliterating
  10. inflaming
  11. erasing
  12. effacing
  13. deleting
  14. crossing
  15. cancelling
  16. blotting
  17. kindling
  18. minting
Touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. snatching
  2. shining
  3. looking
  4. snapping
  5. nipping
  6. catching
  7. falling
To give forth or cause to give forth a clear, resonant sound
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. tolling
  2. ringing
  3. pealing
  4. knelling
  5. chiming
To set upon with violent force
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. storming
  2. besetting
  3. attacking
  4. assaulting
  5. assailing
  6. aggressing
The physical coming together of two or more things
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. contact
  2. impinging
The act of contacting one thing with another
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. hit
  2. hitting
Arresting the attention and producing a vivid impression on the sight or the mind.
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. noticeable

Words Related to Striking

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Striking Sentence Examples

  • He made a striking figure, so tall and lean.

  • They have crossed without striking a blow!

  • He was dressed in black, and his chiseled features and striking blue eyes were perfect enough to have been sculptured.

  • He had dealt summarily with the striking policemen in Boston Sept.

  • A rope fell out of the sky, striking Dean on the shoulder.

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