Synonyms of streaks

streaks 1 of 2

noun

plural of streak

1

as in stripes

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

the flower has white petals with red streaks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stripes
• bands
• blazes
• bars
• pinstripes
• crossbars

2

as in specks

a very small amount

there's just a streak of stubbornness in that child

Synonyms & Similar Words

• specks
• splashes
• glimmers
• sprinklings
• hints
• little
• touches
• bits
• licks
• particles
• traces
• flecks
• shadows
• sparks
• rays
• dabs
• shades
• spatters
• handfuls
• crumbs
• slivers
• spots
• shreds
• ounces
• bites
• nips
• mites
• dashes
• smells
• smacks
• drams
• drops
• scruples
• peanuts
• driblets
• strains
• suspicions
• snaps
• pinches
• aces
• soupçons
• dots
• grains
• parts
• patches
• smidgens
• drops in the bucket
• skoshes
• molecules
• granules
• scintillas
• minima
• vestiges
• fragments
• doses
• sections
• portions
• syllables
• motes
• atoms
• tastes
• jots
• flakes
• whits
• shards
• minims
• scraps
• semblances
• nibbles
• nubbins
• flyspecks
• morsels
• chips
• scatterings
• splinters
• smatterings
• hoots
• iotas
• shivers
• tittles
• clippings
• shavings
• modicums
• parings
• shots
• tatters
• smatters
• smithereens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mountains
• quantities
• masses
• loads
• piles
• bundles
• barrels
• buckets
• stacks
• lots
• heaps
• gobs
• messes
• deals
• abundances
• bushels
• wads
• rafts
• fistfuls
• pecks
• scads
• reams
• oodles
• volumes
• boatloads
• lashings
• wealths
• much
• profusions
• excesses
• surpluses
• embarrassments
• potfuls
• chunks
• plenties
• passels
• lumps
• overflows
• slabs
• bonanzas
• overages
• superfluities
• hunks
• overmuch
• overkills
• overabundances
• surfeits
• oversupplies
• superabundances

streaks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of streak

as in bars

to make stripes on

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stripes
• bars
• bands
• blazes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of streaks

Noun

Editor Cam McLauchlin never cuts them into mere blitzes of limbs and blood, though DP Katelin Arizmendi’s acidic palette of yellows, greens and corporeal streaks of red does lend the realism a kind of pop-art splendor. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

This male bird’s lemon-yellow underside is adorned with fine black streaks that form a necklace across its breast. — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

If the forecast holds, Wednesday would mark the 12th consecutive day with temperatures at or above 90 degrees in the metro area — extending one of the latest 90-degree streaks on record in Kansas City. — Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026

All three stock benchmarks extended their losing streaks to three in a row. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

Rapid defoliation, black stem streaks, and browning leaves with spots across them are common signs of a fungal infection like boxwood blight. — The Spruce, 8 Sep. 2026

Their 12-game and 21-game FBS losing streaks are both the longest in the country. — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

There have been 10 other streaks of at least seven straight playoff berths in the Super Bowl era, with only the 1973-80 Los Angeles Rams failing to win a title. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Whisk 2 large eggs in a medium bowl until homogenous and no streaks remain; add ¼ tsp. — Beverly Kim, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

Verb

When an Arietid streaks across the daytime sky, the ionized trail will bounce distant signals right into the antenna, resulting in an eerie short burst of music or voice breaking through the static. — Jules-Pierre Malartre, Space.com, 8 June 2026

At four thirty, pink streaks the sky, like the time mama stepped on the brakes too fast at an intersection and the tires scraped the road black. — Literary Hub, 18 May 2026

The black-and-white security video shows a figure approaching a runway and starting to cross it, seemingly at walking pace, when the aircraft streaks into view. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 10 May 2026

Up ahead, 22-year-old Frenchman Paul Magnier streaks clear for his first Grand Tour stage victory. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 9 May 2026

Penn streaks up the court and sinks both free throws after Lee fouls the shooter. — Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 30 Nov. 2025

The formula is also waterproof, so those unpredictable winter flurries won’t cause any unsightly streaks down your cheeks. — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025