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Synonyms of STRIKING

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STRIKING: definition and more

66 synonyms in 25 meanings 52 playable in Scrabble US

Synonyms of STRIKING by meaning

noun

  1. the physical coming together of two or more things

  2. the act of contacting one thing with another

verb

  1. deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

  2. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

  3. hit against; come into sudden contact with

    Also: impinge on, run into, collide with.

  4. make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target

  5. indicate (a certain time) by striking

  6. affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely

  7. stop work in order to press demands

    Also: walk out.

  8. touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly

  9. attain

    Also: come to.

  10. produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically

  11. cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp

  12. find unexpectedly

    Also: fall upon, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon.

  13. produce by ignition or a blow

  14. remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

  15. cause to experience suddenly

    Also: come to.

  16. drive something violently into a location

  17. occupy or take on

    Also: take up.

  18. form by stamping, punching, or printing

  19. smooth with a strickle

  20. pierce with force

  21. arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing

adjective

  1. sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect

  2. having a quality that thrusts itself into attention