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

This two-piece strikes the right balance between casual and stylish. —Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026

The lightweight knit strikes the ideal balance between polished and utilitarian, dressing up a casual look in seconds. —Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026

With just 35 accommodations, including single guest rooms and suites, standalone oceanfront casitas, and a two-bedroom villa, the three-acre boutique property strikes the perfect balance between privacy and a lively commune. —Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026

As the castle’s internal order collapses under the weight of a string of baffling crimes, Araki strikes a fragile alliance with Kuroda Kanbei – a razor-minded captive languishing in his own dungeon – in a race to root out a traitor before Oda’s army closes in. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026

Daniel Moreno-Gama strikes the doors of OpenAI's headquarters on Third Street in San Francisco, CA. —Jonathan Vanian,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026

The economy has not bounced back following shutdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, followed by the twin labor strikes three years ago. —Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026

Despite their questionable politics, something about the Millers’ wholesome, Christian contentment strikes a chord with Rue. —Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026

Adames saw 20 pitches in his first two at-bats against Bassitt, who departed having thrown 89 pitches, 57 of them strikes. —Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026

Noun

But Andy Pages was called out on strikes when the Rockies challenged a ball call and it was overturned by ABS. —Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026

Israel’s strikes in Lebanon, however, caused Iran to once again close the key waterway days later. —Sophia Vento, The Hill, 19 Apr. 2026

Most of the long montage took issue with what the band presented as America’s historic misdeeds, from the era of slavery up through America’s missile strikes in Iran. —Chris Willman, Variety, 19 Apr. 2026

Israeli strikes have killed more than 2,100 people in Lebanon since Israel’s invasion began, according to figures from the Lebanese Health Ministry. —Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 19 Apr. 2026

Shooting comes as Russia and Ukraine trade strikes Also on Saturday, a civilian was killed in Donetsk and dozens more were wounded in overnight attacks by Russia. —CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026

Senior Hezbollah official Mahmoud Qammati told Lebanon’s Al-Jadeed TV Saturday that the group will not tolerate any Israeli strikes similar to what happened after the November 2024 truce, when Israel continued to carry out almost daily airstrikes. —ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026

Sugano allowed a career-high five extra-base hits and needed 91 pitches, and threw just 51 strikes. —Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most important energy thoroughfares and its effective closure since the US and Israel began strikes on Iran six weeks ago has resulted in unprecedented supply disruption. —Weilun Soon, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026