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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stripe

Noun

Beyond confronting the legacy of the Pinochet years, The Clinic critiqued subsequent administrations of various political stripes and also ran interviews with everyday people, investigations into issues like the adulteration of street drugs, as well as cartoons and joke columns. —Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 27 Mar. 2026

After Kristaps Porzingis split a pair at the stripe, Smith raced coast to coast, finished at the rim and beat the buzzer, sending Brooklyn into halftime up 58-50. —C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026

Verb

Medline sells hundreds of thousands of products, including medical supplies and instruments, patient gowns, personal protective equipment, Curad bandages and the iconic blue- and pink-striped blankets hospitals wrap around newborns. —Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026

Liu’s hair is horizontally striped like a raccoon tail, alternating between bands of dark brunette and blond. —Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026