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

Within an hour, two does streaked from the cover at Kontras’ left. — Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026

But moments later, another camera at a drive-through caught the lights of the plane streaking through the night sky toward the ground at a sharp angle. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing streak

• talk a blue streak