Synonyms of strikes

strikes 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of strike

1

as in walks

to refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet demands

the union is calling for its members to strike until the mining company agrees to meet safety standards

Synonyms & Similar Words

• walks
• walks out
• sits in
• locks out

2

as in affects

to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response

we were struck by the willingness of total strangers to go out of their way to help us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• affects
• influences
• impresses
• touches
• impacts
• reaches
• inspires
• sways
• moves
• involves
• interests
• tells (on)
• bothers
• gets to
• attracts
• disturbs
• dazzles
• fascinates
• plagues
• penetrates
• stirs
• engages
• concerns
• troubles
• tries
• afflicts
• transports
• entrances
• smites
• carries away
• worries
• upsets
• pierces
• colors
• harasses
• perturbs
• ravishes
• stresses
• biases
• enchants
• distresses
• enraptures
• captivates
• enthralls
• agitates
• disquiets
• harries
• wrings
• flusters
• pesters
• charms
• discomposes
• bewitches
• allures
• discomforts
• strains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bores
• wearies
• palls
• tires
• jades
• underwhelms

3

as in occurs (to)

to enter the mind of

it struck her later that no one at the bank had asked for identification

Synonyms & Similar Words

• occurs (to)
• crosses
• comes (to)
• appears
• arrives
• remembers
• recalls
• dawns (on)
• emerges
• recollects
• learns
• memorizes
• reminisces
• materializes
• cons

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forgets
• ignores
• neglects
• disregards
• overlooks
• unlearns

4

as in collides

to come into usually forceful contact with something

the thump of hailstones striking the cars in the parking lot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collides
• slams
• bumps
• smashes
• bangs
• hits
• knocks
• crashes
• rams
• impinges
• swipes
• impacts
• thuds
• bashes
• bounces
• glances
• sweeps
• skips
• ricochets
• lands
• contacts
• scrapes
• touches
• rebounds
• pushes
• brushes
• grazes
• nudges
• skims
• caroms
• kisses
• jostles
• muscles
• shaves
• clunks
• presses
• bulldozes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• skirts

5

as in hits

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

the driver of the car behind me applied his brakes too late and struck my car from the rear

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hits
• knocks
• smacks
• slaps
• slams
• punches
• claps
• bangs
• whacks
• swipes
• pounds
• clips
• kicks
• bats
• cracks
• bashes
• smites
• nails
• hammers
• thumps
• pokes
• pushes
• taps
• zaps
• swats
• jabs
• boxes
• shoves
• bludgeons
• licks
• flicks
• thwacks
• clouts
• stabs
• clobbers
• wallops
• socks
• raps
• clocks
• belts
• tags
• bops
• slugs
• bonks
• chops
• strokes
• slogs
• busts
• pastes
• bobs
• whales
• biffs
• bumps
• batters
• beats
• pummels
• mauls
• hangs one on
• slashes
• mangles
• jostles
• buffets
• knees
• cuffs
• stamps
• roughs
• drubs
• dumps
• lambastes
• bunts
• lashes
• prods
• whips
• peppers
• scuffs
• laces
• pelts
• decks
• clubs
• bowls (down or over)
• flails
• levels
• butts
• saps
• knocks down
• thrashes
• switches
• fells
• pommels
• conks
• spears
• cudgels
• floors
• brains
• bungs
• flogs
• beans
• creams
• sucker punches
• canes
• skulls
• sledges
• sledgehammers
• rabbit-punches

6

as in dismantles

to take apart

the stagehands struck the sets the morning after the play closed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismantles
• disconnects
• detaches
• divides
• dismounts
• dismembers
• disassembles
• knocks down
• takes down
• demounts
• breaks down
• disengages
• separates
• disarticulates
• disaggregates
• disunites
• disjoins
• breaks up
• dissevers
• disjoints

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• builds
• constructs
• assembles
• combines
• unites
• erects
• pitches

7

as in attacks

to take sudden, violent action against

a rattlesnake strikes its prey with lightning speed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacks
• assaults
• raids
• storms
• robs
• ambushes
• invades
• assails
• charges
• turns (on)
• rushes
• descends (on or upon)
• besets
• jumps (on)
• sets at
• swarms
• sets upon
• goes in (on)
• sets on
• flies at
• tears into
• rounds on
• trashes
• pounces (on or upon)
• goes at
• pitches into
• bombs
• bushwhacks
• beats up on
• lights into
• sics
• surprises
• waylays
• besieges
• bombards
• ravages
• batters
• mobs
• plunders
• sacks
• flanks
• nukes
• blitzes
• gangs up (on)
• barrages
• harries
• loots
• bum-rushes
• buffets
• cannons
• cannonades
• envelops
• pillages
• forays
• beleaguers
• mugs
• presses
• ambuscades
• overruns
• plasters
• bangs away (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protects
• covers
• shields
• defends
• secures
• guards

8

as in possesses

to cast a spell on

the only way that she's going to get a man is if she strikes one

Synonyms & Similar Words

• possesses
• spells
• tempts
• seduces
• curses
• enchants
• bewitches
• charms
• attracts
• ensorcells
• overlooks
• hexes
• captivates
• lures
• entices
• fascinates
• mesmerizes
• beguiles
• spellbinds
• jinxes
• voodoos

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blesses

strikes

2 of 2

noun

plural of strike

1

as in walkouts

a work stoppage by a body of workers intended to force an employer to meet their demands

the nurses will go on strike tomorrow unless they're finally given a pay raise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• walkouts
• sympathetic strikes
• sympathy strikes
• lockouts
• slowdowns
• job actions
• sit-downs
• sick-outs
• sit-ins
• go-slows

2

as in assaults

the act or action of setting upon with force or violence

the first strike was directed at a munitions warehouse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacks
• assaults
• raids
• offensives
• offenses
• onslaughts
• attempts
• aggressions
• rushes
• bombardments
• onsets
• blitzes
• counterattacks
• blitzkriegs
• charges
• incursions
• invasions
• ambushes
• bombings
• barrages
• coups de main
• counterstrikes
• descents
• sieges
• counteroffensives
• sorties
• ambuscades
• ravages
• sallies
• forays
• breakthroughs
• air raids
• volleys
• envelopments
• counterassaults
• hails
• sacks
• pillages
• cannonades
• storms
• fusillades
• salvos
• counteraggressions
• whammies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shields
• defenses
• guards
• oppositions
• resistances
• defensives
• shelters
• securities
• protections

3

as in disadvantages

a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success

kids born into poverty already have a strike against them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disadvantages
• liabilities
• handicaps
• shortcomings
• debits
• drawbacks
• negatives
• downsides
• minuses
• obstacles
• incommodities
• disbenefits
• disabilities
• catches
• lets
• impairments
• albatross
• millstones
• hurdles
• failings
• obstructions
• rubs
• stops
• interferences
• strangleholds
• hitches
• clogs
• impediments
• shackles
• embarrassments
• trammels
• hindrances
• checks
• manacles
• crimps
• bars

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assets
• advantages
• edges
• starts
• jumps
• leads
• drops
• controls
• margins
• pluses
• vantages
• opportunities
• commands
• breaks
• privileges
• help
• prerogatives
• betters
• aids
• head starts
• transcendences
• ascendancies
• superiorities
• supremacies
• predominances
• upper hands
• masteries
• assistances

4

as in collisions

a forceful coming together of two things

the strike of a hammer against a nail always has a satisfying sound when you're building something yourself

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collisions
• impacts
• jolts
• crashes
• blows
• slams
• thumps
• shocks
• kicks
• slaps
• encounters
• punches
• bumps
• hits
• knocks
• contacts
• concussions
• impingements
• jounces
• jars
• wallops
• smashes
• touches
• buffets
• raps
• meetings
• batterings
• bashings
• thrashings
• lickings

5

as in accidents

an unexpected benefit or advantage resulting from the uncertain course of events

she's made one strike after another since she began speculating in real estate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accidents
• breaks
• flukes
• chances
• strokes of luck
• luck
• hazards
• circumstances
• haps
• happenstances
• happenchances

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of strikes

Verb

When severe wind strikes Southern California, the results can be destructive and deadly. —Zach Boetto, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026

That shift strikes me as familiar. —Larry Magid, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026

The car lunges forward and strikes a vehicle down the street. —Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026

Saszy Afroshii, who’s produced for Fave, Qing Madi and Tiwa Savage, says inspiration strikes anywhere in the midst of Lagos’ hustle and bustle, but opportunities aren’t always that easy to find. —Heran Mamo, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025

Listeners are left to explore the lyrics that echo in their own minds, and that’s the bit that strikes the heaviest chord. —Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025

Lily Allen strikes a pose in a delicate lace outfit on the carpet at 2025 CFDA Fashion Awards. —Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025

The northern lights, or aurora borealis, are waves of light created when the solar wind strikes the atmosphere, creating a display of moving lights in the night sky. —Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 6 Nov. 2025

OpenAI strikes a big compute deal with Amazon; projects massive revenue growth. —John Kell, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025

Noun

The unrest entered its 12th day with general strikes spreading across major commercial centers and street clashes intensifying, particularly in western Iran. —Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026

Season One concludes with the Texas Tech geology graduate abandoning a well crew after tragedy strikes, only to achieve rapid success in his personal and work endeavors. —Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026

The strikes have left tens of thousands of people across the country without power or heating amid freezing winter temperatures. —Kosta Gak, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026

However, strikes from 18 missiles and 16 drones were recorded at 19 locations across the country, the Air Force said. —Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2026

But the opinion from the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel justifying the strikes remains classified. —Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026

Israel says the strikes have been in response to violations of the deal, but Palestinian health officials say scores of civilians have been among the dead. —Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026

What do the strikes, arrests, and trial of Venezuela’s President mean for that country’s future? —Ian Bremmer, Time, 8 Jan. 2026

Since the strikes began in September, at least 66 have been killed in 16 strikes in the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean, according to the administration. —Claudia Grisales, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025