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

Apps sit on top of the whole stack, delivering protocols, reminders and streaks that turn recovery into a trackable daily habit rather than an occasional session. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026

Avoid using harsh chemicals or abrasive scrubbers that could damage finishes or leave streaks behind. — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026

Both teams are on two-game losing streaks, including Seattle’s 77-72 road loss to Portland Saturday. — John W. Davis, Oc Register, 5 July 2026

Fireworks—plumes of smoke and pinwheeling streaks of sparks—were often deployed to amp up the atmospherics, lending his scenes the feel of a barn-burning bacchanal. — Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 4 July 2026

Tom Gordon, with 54 saves in a row from April 19, 1998, to May 31, 1999, and Koji Uehara, with 31 saves in a row from July 9, 2013, to June 16, 2014, have longer streaks. — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Satellites illuminated by the sun can leave bright streaks across telescope images, blocking faint galaxies, Earth-like exoplanets and potentially dangerous asteroids. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

There’s nothing more frustrating than spending time cleaning glass surfaces only to end up with streaks, smudges, or cloudy residue. — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 2 July 2026

Oura’s Resilience score uses a 14-day window to track stress load against recovery, nudging users to think in multi-week training blocks rather than daily streaks. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 2 July 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