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

Across from Stone and Cucinelli sat Hamm, looking dapper in a Brunello Cucinelli wool-silk chalk stripe suit. —Paul Chi, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024

However, to ring in the festive season, the donuts will now come in a pink holiday gift bag with candy cane stripes on the sides. —Raven Brunner, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024

Verb

The allure of striping a golf ball out of a fairway bunker one minute and then lounging beachside with toes curled in sand and cold beverage in hand the next, has been a magnet pulling golfers to South Carolina’s stretch of sea islands for decades. —Mike Dojc, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024

The wildlife refuge also features miles of scenic hiking and biking trails, as well as the red-and-white striped Assateague Lighthouse. —Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024