Synonyms for streak

Most common

chain · string · dye

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A continuous series of like events.

   I hope I can keep up this streak of accomplishments.

2. n. 2

   An irregular line, as is left from smearing or motion.

   The picture I took out the car window had streaks.

3. v. 1

   To have or obtain streaks.

   If you clean a window in direct sunlight, it will streak.

Related words

Word family

streaky streaker

Phrases

losing streak lucky streak winning streak

Forms

Plural

streaks → strings, chains, stripes, bars…

Past participle

streaked
e.g. streaked → blotched, mottled, smeared, flecked…

Example sentences

• chain There was a chain-reaction crash during rush hour.
• string Tom rolled up the string and put it in his pocket.
• dye I'm not able to remove the indigo dye in my hair!

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

run¹, bar¹, dye¹

4 letters

line¹, beam¹, vein¹, wale¹

5 letters

chain¹, smear¹, fleck¹

6 letters

string¹, stripe¹, ambush², blotch¹, strake, mottle

9 letters

diversify⁴, variegate³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ambush² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

strie

Español

estría