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Synonyms for stripe

Most common

color US chevron wheal striation

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Streak

streak, bar

2. Band

band, banding

3. Color

color US, colour UK, line, race, type, sort, kind, class

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A long region of a single colour in a repeating pattern of similar regions.

  2. n. 2

    A long, relatively straight region against a different coloured background.

  3. n. 3

    The badge worn by certain officers in the military or other forces.

Forms

Plural
stripes → streaks, bars, bands, bandings…

Choose the right word

Stripe or Stroke?

A stripe is the effect or mark of a stroke.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • color Indicate size, color, and style on the order form.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
stripesteady
colorsteady
chevronfalling
whealfalling
striationfalling

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

By length

3 letters
bar1
4 letters
line1, kind1, type1, race1, sort1, band1, blow1, whip1, vein1, lash1, wale1, flog1
5 letters
class1, color2, strap1, wheal, stria
6 letters
colour2, streak1
7 letters
chevron2, scourge1, banding2
9 letters
striation

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (color2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
rayure
Italiano
riga
Español
raya
Deutsch
Kratzer
Català
ratlla