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strike
Synonyms and Antonyms of strike
1
a work stoppage by a body of workers intended to force an employer to meet their demands
sympathetic strike, sympathy strike
go-slow [British], job action, sick-out, sit-down, sit-in, slowdown
2
the act or action of setting upon with force or violence
3
a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success
head start, jump, lead, margin, start
ascendancy (also ascendency), better, command, control, drop, mastery, predominance, superiority, supremacy, transcendence, upper hand
4
a forceful coming together of two things
5
an unexpected benefit or advantage resulting from the uncertain course of events
stroke of luck
strike
Synonyms and Antonyms of strike
1
to refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet demands
2
to act upon (a person or a personʼs feelings) so as to cause a response
carry away, dazzle, enrapture, entrance, enthrall (or enthral), ravish, transport
engage, interest, involve, penetrate, pierce
afflict, agitate, bother, concern, discomfort, discompose, disquiet, distress, disturb, fluster, harass, harry, perturb, pester, plague, smite, strain, stress, trouble, try, upset, worry, wring
allure, attract, bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, fascinate
get to
3
to enter the mind of
4
to come into usually forceful contact with something
5
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
batter, beat, buffet, bung, chop, cuff, drub, lace, lambaste (or lambast), lick, mangle, maul, pelt, pepper, pommel, pummel, rough
bump, butt, jab, jostle, kick, knee, poke, prod, push, shove, stamp
bowl (down or over), cream, deck, dump [slang], fell, floor, knock down, level
cane, club, cudgel, flail, flog, lash, sap, slash, sledge, sledgehammer, spear, stab, switch, thrash, whip
hang one on
6
to take apart
7
to take sudden, violent action against
beat up on, fly at, go at, light into, pitch into, round on, set at, set upon, tear into
8
to cast a spell on
Synonym Discussion of strike
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- the sight affected her to tears
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- our beliefs are influenced by our upbringing
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- plants touched by frost
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- his emotions were touched by her distress
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- only one of the plans impressed him
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- struck by the solemnity of the occasion
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- politicians who are swayed by popular opinion
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