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
• impacts
• touches
• reaches
• inspires
• sways
• moves
• interests
• involves
• tells (on)
• bothers
• gets to
• attracts
• disturbs
• dazzles
• fascinates
• plagues
• penetrates
• stirs
• engages
• concerns
• troubles
• tries
• afflicts
• transports
• ravishes
• entrances
• smites
• carries away
• worries
• upsets
• pierces
• enthralls
• harasses
• perturbs
• colors
• enthrals
• biases
• stresses
• enchants
• distresses
• enraptures
• captivates
• pesters
• biasses
• disquiets
• harries
• agitates
• wrings
• flusters
• bewitches
• charms
• allures
• discomposes
• 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
• lambasts
• 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
• canes
• sucker punches
• 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
• sicks
• goes in (on)
• sets on
• flies at
• tears into
• rounds on
• trashes
• pounces (on or upon)
• beats up on
• goes at
• pitches into
• bombs
• bushwhacks
• lights into
• sics
• surprises
• waylays
• besieges
• bombards
• ravages
• batters
• mobs
• plunders
• sacks
• flanks
• nukes
• blitzes
• gangs up (on)
• barrages
• surprizes
• 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
• bewitches
• charms
• enchants
• ensorcels
• attracts
• ensorcells
• overlooks
• hexes
• captivates
• lures
• entices
• mesmerizes
• fascinates
• 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 raids

the act or action of setting upon with force or violence

the first strike was directed at a munitions warehouse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacks
• raids
• assaults
• onslaughts
• attempts
• offensives
• offenses
• rushes
• bombardments
• offences
• aggressions
• onsets
• blitzes
• counterattacks
• incursions
• charges
• blitzkriegs
• invasions
• ambushes
• bombings
• barrages
• coups de main
• counter-strikes
• counter-attacks
• counterstrikes
• sieges
• descents
• counteroffensives
• sorties
• ambuscades
• breakthroughs
• ravages
• sallies
• forays
• air raids
• volleys
• envelopments
• counterassaults
• sacks
• counter-assaults
• hails
• pillages
• storms
• salvoes
• cannonades
• counter-aggressions
• 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
• albatrosses
• hurdles
• failings
• obstructions
• rubs
• stops
• interferences
• hitches
• strangleholds
• clogs
• impediments
• shackles
• embarrassments
• trammels
• hindrances
• checks
• manacles
• crimps
• bars

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assets
• advantages
• edges
• starts
• jumps
• leads
• drops
• controls
• margins
• pluses
• vantages
• commands
• opportunities
• breaks
• privileges
• plusses
• superiorities
• prerogatives
• help
• betters
• aids
• head starts
• transcendences
• ascendencies
• ascendancies
• 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

The result is an almost-black shade of mahogany that strikes the perfect balance of autumnal aura and goth feels. —Marci Robin, Allure, 11 Sep. 2025

Specifically, the child died of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), a rare, but always fatal complication that strikes years after an initial measles infection. —Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025

Belly walks over to Benito as the clock strikes midnight and kisses him. —Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

Covington officer Zachary Stayton repeatedly strikes Hill in the head in order to get him on the ground. —David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025

The company says the legislation, shaped by lessons from last year’s failed SB 1047, strikes the right balance by mandating transparency without imposing rigid technical rules. —Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025

Nuclear fission occurs when a neutron strikes a nucleus and then splits it. —Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025

This stylish pullover strikes the perfect balance between cozy and polished. —Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025

When the condition strikes, that signal is distorted, causing muscles to move involuntarily or get stuck in an abnormal position. —Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025

Noun

Sunday’s strikes involved 823 drones and missiles and killed four people, including a mother and baby. —Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025

And a belief long voiced by many in the region of Israel’s intention to sabotage peace talks has only been fortified by Tuesday’s strikes. —Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025

In June, grocery workers in at least five states authorized strikes in an escalating series of labor actions against Albertsons and Kroger, which included some Safeway stores. —Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025

Five Hamas members and a Qatari official were killed in the strikes, Hamas said. —Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025

Other times, the Mets are caught looking at too many strikes, regardless of the quality of the pitcher. —Will Sammon, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025

Most of the strikes occur in the summer, killing 20 people each year, according to the NWS. —Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025

Putin is increasing his strikes and pressing for further military gains in defiance of Trumps deadlines to enter any serious peace talks. —Earl Carr, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025

While critics have accused the Israeli air force of indiscriminate bombing, the study finds that strikes generally targeted military objectives, though civilian casualties were inevitable. —Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025