Synonyms of stripe

stripe 1 of 3

noun (1)

1

as in streak

a line or long narrow section differing in color from the background

the United States flag has seven red stripes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• streak
• band
• bar
• pinstripe
• blaze
• crossbar

2

as in type

a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common

singers of every stripe will perform at the benefit concert

Synonyms & Similar Words

• type
• kind
• sort
• variety
• genre
• breed
• nature
• species
• description
• kidney
• feather
• manner
• class
• strain
• ilk
• persuasion
• order
• like
• model
• category
• sample
• specimen
• group
• grouping
• bracket
• family
• suite
• set
• grade
• bunch
• division
• rank(s)
• lot

stripe

2 of 3

noun (2)

ˈstrīp 

as in swipe

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

the prisoner was sentenced to receive 20 stripes with a bamboo pole

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swipe
• stroke
• punch
• blow
• thump
• slap
• hit
• thud
• whack
• knock
• lick
• pound
• spank
• smack
• poke
• clip
• bang
• sock
• beat
• switch
• belt
• slam
• hook
• cuff
• welt
• lash
• bat
• chop
• clap
• swat
• box
• hack
• kick
• crack
• buffet
• pelt
• slug
• knee
• stinger
• bop
• dab
• clout
• bash
• rap
• pick
• smash
• fillip
• plump
• biff
• licking
• bust
• haymaker
• wham
• thwack
• swing
• wallop
• hand
• pounding
• douse
• larrup
• left
• counter
• whop
• right
• beating
• whap
• counterblow
• counterstroke
• sucker punch
• body blow
• whip
• one-two
• whipping
• thrashing
• sidewinder
• hammering
• roundhouse
• shiver
• uppercut
• knockdown
• cruncher
• knockout
• counterpunch
• rabbit punch
• flogging
• pasting
• battering
• pummeling
• KO
• bastinade
• drubbing
• walloping
• bastinado
• cudgelling
• right-hander
• cudgeling
• clobbering
• pummelling
• bludgeoning
• kayo
• lambasting

stripe

3 of 3

verb

as in to streak

to make stripes on

the children carefully striped the paper with red and blue paint

Synonyms & Similar Words

• streak
• bar
• band
• blaze

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of stripe

Noun

Hague will wear a spacesuit with red stripes, while Williams' will be unmarked, NASA officials said. —Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2025

As Davis stepped to the charity stripe, Di Guglielmo sat behind the basket. —Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025

Verb

Striped Sunflower Seed Large striped sunflower seed has thick black and white striped shells that add considerable weight to the bag. —Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2024

Twelve to a box, Thin Mints candy canes are striped green and brown, which makes sense, but also camouflages them into invisibility on a Christmas tree. —John Graham, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024