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

Excessive oil can clog the cloth’s fibers and smear grime across your stainless steel, creating unsightly streaks and residue. — Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 15 July 2026

The Sparks have alternated winning and losing streaks while coping with injuries to Kelsey Plum and a porous defense. — Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

Treating them incorrectly could just result in darker smudges or streaks. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026

The streaks abruptly ended when De Ketelaere muscled past Cubarsí and headed home a cross from Timothy Castagne for Belgium’s tying goal. — ABC News, 10 July 2026

The groups are concerned that these orbiting data centers will generate even more light pollution through bright satellite streaks in the night sky. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026

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

From leaving behind lint, scratching or damaging delicate finishes, or making streaks that require even more cleaning, those handy towels have their limits. — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 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

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