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

Jakob Marsee, Joe Mack and Xavier Edwards had RBI hits during a four-run fifth inning for the Marlins, who have won four of five following a 12-game losing streak. — Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026

The Athletics and their veteran starting pitcher Jeffrey Springs both entered Friday’s game on historically bad streaks. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Verb

Battle g-forces on the Howlin’ Tornado funnel slide, drop into Switchback Canyon on a tube, or streak down Red Rock Racers. — Alicia Underlee Nelson, Midwest Living, 15 July 2026

Start at the center of the mold colony and work your way out to help prevent the spores from spreading and the stain from streaking more of the wall. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 14 July 2026

Phrases Containing streak

• talk a blue streak