Synonyms of streak

streak 1 of 2

noun

ˈstrēk 

1

as in stripe

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

the flower has white petals with red streaks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stripe
• band
• blaze
• bar
• pinstripe
• crossbar

2

as in glimmer

a very small amount

there's just a streak of stubbornness in that child

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glimmer
• splash
• shred
• sprinkling
• speck
• hint
• touch
• bit
• little
• lick
• spark
• particle
• trace
• ray
• tad
• smack
• dab
• sliver
• fleck
• crumb
• handful
• suspicion
• ounce
• strain
• spatter
• smell
• dash
• shade
• smidgen
• mite
• spot
• snap
• pinch
• dram
• minimum
• drop
• scruple
• bite
• ace
• shadow
• nip
• scintilla
• portion
• drop in the bucket
• soupçon
• dose
• peanuts
• grain
• taste
• whit
• molecule
• patch
• driblet
• skosh
• semblance
• modicum
• vestige
• scattering
• part
• dot
• syllable
• fragment
• nibble
• mote
• section
• atom
• flake
• granule
• shard
• jot
• iota
• morsel
• tittle
• scrap
• smattering
• splinter
• minim
• nubbin
• hoot
• chip
• flyspeck
• shiver
• clipping
• shaving
• tatter
• paring
• shot
• smatter
• smithereens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mountain
• mess
• deal
• abundance
• mass
• bucket
• barrel
• pile
• stack
• quantity
• wealth
• bundle
• profusion
• loads
• lot
• plenty
• peck
• volume
• bushel
• wad
• raft
• heaps
• fistful
• excess
• surplus
• reams
• embarrassment
• gobs
• lashings
• boatload
• potful
• passel
• overflow
• oodles
• bonanza
• scads
• slab
• much
• overabundance
• chunk
• overage
• oversupply
• superfluity
• hunk
• surfeit
• superabundance
• lump
• overkill
• overmuch

streak

2 of 2

verb

as in to stripe

to make stripes on

light from the setting sun streaked the clouds in brilliant bands of pink and orange

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stripe
• band
• bar
• blaze

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of streak

Noun

The Dodgers entered the series riding a six-game winning streak against the Rockies and Pirates. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

The Kansas City Royals saw their nine-game winning streak end on Wednesday night against the Toronto Blue Jays. — Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026

Verb

Tragedy, humor and scientific interest rubbed shoulders as Atlanta turned out Thursday night to view the astral spectacle which sent 261 stars streaking across the heavens. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Then, with less than a minute left in the game, Sheldon stole the ball and streaked up the court, only to have Cunningham catch up, fling her arms around Sheldon’s neck, and throw her to the ground in apparent retaliation for the eye poke on Clark. — Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing streak

• talk a blue streak