Synonyms for strike
- verb
- noun
Most common
hit slap hit the bricks smite attack thrust take the bait seize
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Hit
hit, shoot, beat, come to, thwack, smite, run into, dash, slap, hit the bricks, clash, pelt, lash, whack, whip, bump, collide, jerk, cuff, belabor US, belabour UK, pommel, buffet
2. Attack
attack, pound, come down on, chance on, come across, thrust, fall upon, happen upon, assault, come upon, impinge, reach, light upon, drive, discover, attain
3. Deal
deal, take the bait, agree, assume, take slang dated
Other
thump, give, fall, seize, mint, touch, lambast UK, lamblast US, inflict, swipe, press, pierce, pounce
Noun
Definitions
- v. 1
To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
Please strike the last sentence.
- v. 2
To have a sharp or sudden physical effect, as of a blow. To hit.
Strike the door sharply with your foot and see if it comes loose. A bullet struck him. The ship struck a reef.
- n. 1
A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught.
- n. 2
The act of knocking down all ten pins on the first roll of a frame.
Related words
- Word family
- striker strikebreaker
- Phrases
- strike out strike in strike off strike down strike dumb strike back strike a balance strike the tent
- Is a kind of
- labor action industrial action
Choose the right word
Strike is the word for a single blow; to beat is to strike repeatedly, as a bird beats the air with its wings.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- hit Even after it was hit, the pole was still upright.
- slap For Markku Liisa's comment was a slap in the face.
- smite Smite his hard heart, and shake his reptile soul.
- attack The fortress was secure from every kind of attack.
- thrust Sami has been thrust into a role he never imagined.
By length
- 3 letters
- hit1, tap1, rap1
- 4 letters
- take1, give1, deal1, move1, fall1, beat1, rise1, blow1, bang1, dash1, slap1, whip1, bump1, jerk1
- 5 letters
- press1, drive1, agree2, reach1, touch1, shoot1, pound1, knock1, smash1, rebel2, clash1, seize1, swipe1, whack1
- 6 letters
- attack2, assume2, affect2, thrust1, pierce1, attain2, buffet2, mutiny3, pounce1, pommel2, thwack
- 7 letters
- assault2, impress2, collide2, inflict2, impinge2, smasher2, belabor3, lambast
- 8 letters
- surprise2, discover3, belabour, lamblast
- 9 letters
- strickler2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (agree2 = 2 syllables).