Synonyms of strikes

strikes 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of strike

1

as in walks

to refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet demands

the union is calling for its members to strike until the mining company agrees to meet safety standards

Synonyms & Similar Words

• walks
• walks out
• sits in
• locks out

2

as in affects

to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response

we were struck by the willingness of total strangers to go out of their way to help us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• affects
• influences
• impresses
• impacts
• touches
• reaches
• inspires
• sways
• moves
• interests
• involves
• tells (on)
• bothers
• gets to
• attracts
• disturbs
• dazzles
• fascinates
• plagues
• penetrates
• stirs
• engages
• concerns
• troubles
• tries
• afflicts
• transports
• ravishes
• entrances
• smites
• carries away
• worries
• upsets
• pierces
• enthralls
• harasses
• perturbs
• colors
• enthrals
• biases
• stresses
• enchants
• distresses
• enraptures
• captivates
• pesters
• biasses
• disquiets
• harries
• agitates
• wrings
• flusters
• bewitches
• charms
• allures
• discomposes
• discomforts
• strains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bores
• wearies
• palls
• tires
• jades
• underwhelms

3

as in occurs (to)

to enter the mind of

it struck her later that no one at the bank had asked for identification

Synonyms & Similar Words

• occurs (to)
• crosses
• comes (to)
• appears
• arrives
• remembers
• recalls
• dawns (on)
• emerges
• recollects
• learns
• memorizes
• reminisces
• materializes
• cons

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forgets
• ignores
• neglects
• disregards
• overlooks
• unlearns

4

as in collides

to come into usually forceful contact with something

the thump of hailstones striking the cars in the parking lot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collides
• slams
• bumps
• smashes
• bangs
• hits
• knocks
• crashes
• rams
• impinges
• swipes
• impacts
• thuds
• bashes
• bounces
• glances
• sweeps
• skips
• ricochets
• lands
• contacts
• scrapes
• touches
• rebounds
• pushes
• brushes
• grazes
• nudges
• skims
• caroms
• kisses
• jostles
• muscles
• shaves
• clunks
• presses
• bulldozes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• skirts

5

as in hits

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

the driver of the car behind me applied his brakes too late and struck my car from the rear

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hits
• knocks
• smacks
• slaps
• slams
• punches
• claps
• bangs
• whacks
• swipes
• pounds
• clips
• kicks
• bats
• cracks
• bashes
• smites
• nails
• hammers
• thumps
• pokes
• pushes
• taps
• zaps
• swats
• jabs
• boxes
• shoves
• bludgeons
• licks
• flicks
• thwacks
• clouts
• stabs
• clobbers
• wallops
• socks
• raps
• clocks
• belts
• tags
• bops
• slugs
• bonks
• chops
• strokes
• slogs
• busts
• pastes
• bobs
• whales
• biffs
• bumps
• batters
• beats
• pummels
• mauls
• lambasts
• hangs one on
• slashes
• mangles
• jostles
• buffets
• knees
• cuffs
• stamps
• roughs
• drubs
• dumps
• lambastes
• bunts
• lashes
• prods
• whips
• peppers
• scuffs
• laces
• pelts
• decks
• clubs
• bowls (down or over)
• flails
• levels
• butts
• saps
• knocks down
• thrashes
• switches
• fells
• pommels
• conks
• spears
• cudgels
• floors
• brains
• bungs
• flogs
• beans
• creams
• canes
• sucker punches
• skulls
• sledges
• sledgehammers
• rabbit-punches

6

as in dismantles

to take apart

the stagehands struck the sets the morning after the play closed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismantles
• disconnects
• detaches
• divides
• dismounts
• dismembers
• disassembles
• knocks down
• takes down
• demounts
• breaks down
• disengages
• separates
• disarticulates
• disaggregates
• disunites
• disjoins
• breaks up
• dissevers
• disjoints

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• builds
• constructs
• assembles
• combines
• unites
• erects
• pitches

7

as in attacks

to take sudden, violent action against

a rattlesnake strikes its prey with lightning speed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacks
• assaults
• raids
• storms
• robs
• ambushes
• invades
• assails
• charges
• turns (on)
• rushes
• descends (on or upon)
• besets
• jumps (on)
• sets at
• swarms
• sets upon
• sicks
• goes in (on)
• sets on
• flies at
• tears into
• rounds on
• trashes
• pounces (on or upon)
• beats up on
• goes at
• pitches into
• bombs
• bushwhacks
• lights into
• sics
• surprises
• waylays
• besieges
• bombards
• ravages
• batters
• mobs
• plunders
• sacks
• flanks
• nukes
• blitzes
• gangs up (on)
• barrages
• surprizes
• harries
• loots
• bum-rushes
• buffets
• cannons
• cannonades
• envelops
• pillages
• forays
• beleaguers
• mugs
• presses
• ambuscades
• overruns
• plasters
• bangs away (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protects
• covers
• shields
• defends
• secures
• guards

8

as in possesses

to cast a spell on

the only way that she's going to get a man is if she strikes one

Synonyms & Similar Words

• possesses
• spells
• tempts
• seduces
• curses
• bewitches
• charms
• enchants
• ensorcels
• attracts
• ensorcells
• overlooks
• hexes
• captivates
• lures
• entices
• mesmerizes
• fascinates
• beguiles
• spellbinds
• jinxes
• voodoos

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blesses

strikes

2 of 2

noun

plural of strike

1

as in walkouts

a work stoppage by a body of workers intended to force an employer to meet their demands

the nurses will go on strike tomorrow unless they're finally given a pay raise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• walkouts
• sympathetic strikes
• sympathy strikes
• lockouts
• slowdowns
• job actions
• sit-downs
• sick-outs
• sit-ins
• go-slows

2

as in raids

the act or action of setting upon with force or violence

the first strike was directed at a munitions warehouse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacks
• raids
• assaults
• onslaughts
• attempts
• offensives
• offenses
• rushes
• bombardments
• offences
• aggressions
• onsets
• blitzes
• counterattacks
• incursions
• charges
• blitzkriegs
• invasions
• ambushes
• bombings
• barrages
• coups de main
• counter-strikes
• counter-attacks
• counterstrikes
• sieges
• descents
• counteroffensives
• sorties
• ambuscades
• breakthroughs
• ravages
• sallies
• forays
• air raids
• volleys
• envelopments
• counterassaults
• sacks
• counter-assaults
• hails
• pillages
• storms
• salvoes
• cannonades
• counter-aggressions
• fusillades
• salvos
• counteraggressions
• whammies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shields
• defenses
• guards
• oppositions
• resistances
• defensives
• shelters
• securities
• protections

3

as in disadvantages

a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success

kids born into poverty already have a strike against them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disadvantages
• liabilities
• handicaps
• shortcomings
• debits
• drawbacks
• negatives
• downsides
• minuses
• obstacles
• incommodities
• disbenefits
• disabilities
• catches
• lets
• impairments
• albatross
• millstones
• albatrosses
• hurdles
• failings
• obstructions
• rubs
• stops
• interferences
• hitches
• strangleholds
• clogs
• impediments
• shackles
• embarrassments
• trammels
• hindrances
• checks
• manacles
• crimps
• bars

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assets
• advantages
• edges
• starts
• jumps
• leads
• drops
• controls
• margins
• pluses
• vantages
• commands
• opportunities
• breaks
• privileges
• plusses
• superiorities
• prerogatives
• help
• betters
• aids
• head starts
• transcendences
• ascendencies
• ascendancies
• supremacies
• predominances
• upper hands
• masteries
• assistances

4

as in collisions

a forceful coming together of two things

the strike of a hammer against a nail always has a satisfying sound when you're building something yourself

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collisions
• impacts
• jolts
• crashes
• blows
• slams
• thumps
• shocks
• kicks
• slaps
• encounters
• punches
• bumps
• hits
• knocks
• contacts
• concussions
• impingements
• jounces
• jars
• wallops
• smashes
• touches
• buffets
• raps
• meetings
• batterings
• bashings
• thrashings
• lickings

5

as in accidents

an unexpected benefit or advantage resulting from the uncertain course of events

she's made one strike after another since she began speculating in real estate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accidents
• breaks
• flukes
• chances
• strokes of luck
• luck
• hazards
• circumstances
• haps
• happenstances
• happenchances

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of strikes

Verb

When the condition strikes, that signal is distorted, causing muscles to move involuntarily or get stuck in an abnormal position. —Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025

The new privacy policy strikes a good balance between depth and ease of reading. —PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025

The Right Balance Delphine Arnault, the force behind the prize and a key talent scout at LVMH, noted that Soshiotsuki strikes the right balance between creativity and commercial appeal. —Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025

That's because of how sunlight strikes the moon's surface after passing through the atmosphere, NASA said. —Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Thematic through-lines will become more apparent in the coming years, but for now what strikes me is the variety of the offerings and — speaking quite frankly — the wide range in quality. —Samantha Allen, Them., 2 Sep. 2025

This is especially true for clear-air turbulence, the invisible kind that strikes without warning in otherwise calm skies. —Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025

Nordstrom Nordstrom strikes again. —Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2025

For travelers who want European design with everyday functionality, Delsey strikes the balance. —Julie Loffredi, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025

Noun

Most of the strikes occur in the summer, killing 20 people each year, according to the NWS. —Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025

Putin is increasing his strikes and pressing for further military gains in defiance of Trumps deadlines to enter any serious peace talks. —Earl Carr, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025

Miller threw nine sliders, all strikes, to Emmanuel Rivera, Ryan Mountcastle and Jeremiah Jackson. —Dennis Lin, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025

But when a heat wave strikes, sending both daytime and nighttime temperatures soaring for multiple days in a row, the underground temperature can start to rise. —John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Armed with up to six missiles, the H-6J greatly enhances China’s ability to conduct standoff strikes at sea. —Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025

While critics have accused the Israeli air force of indiscriminate bombing, the study finds that strikes generally targeted military objectives, though civilian casualties were inevitable. —Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025

By being equipped with the JL-1, China can launch nuclear precision strikes via bombers against targets in the Indo-Pacific theater. —Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025

The strikes again prompted the scrambling of NATO aircraft in Poland. —David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025