Synonyms of stripes

stripes 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of stripe

1

as in streaks

a line or long narrow section differing in color from the background

the United States flag has seven red stripes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• streaks
• bands
• bars
• pinstripes
• blazes
• crossbars

2

as in types

a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common

singers of every stripe will perform at the benefit concert

Synonyms & Similar Words

• types
• kinds
• genres
• sorts
• varieties
• breeds
• species
• natures
• feathers
• descriptions
• manners
• likes
• persuasions
• classes
• kidneys
• ilks
• strains
• orders
• categories
• models
• samples
• groups
• specimens
• groupings
• ranks
• families
• brackets
• sets
• grades
• divisions
• suites
• bunches
• lots

stripes

2 of 3

noun (2)

plural of stripe

as in swipes

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

the prisoner was sentenced to receive 20 stripes with a bamboo pole

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swipes
• punches
• strokes
• thumps
• blows
• hits
• slaps
• thuds
• pounds
• licks
• whacks
• spanks
• pokes
• bangs
• knocks
• smacks
• socks
• clips
• hooks
• welts
• belts
• cuffs
• beats
• lashes
• chops
• claps
• switches
• bats
• hacks
• pelts
• hands
• stingers
• clouts
• fillips
• buffets
• slugs
• slams
• swats
• dabs
• knees
• boxes
• kicks
• cracks
• raps
• thwacks
• biffs
• bops
• lickings
• haymakers
• whams
• picks
• whops
• bashes
• larrups
• plumps
• busts
• beatings
• swings
• douses
• smashes
• wallops
• counters
• counterstrokes
• lefts
• counterblows
• rabbit punches
• rights
• sucker punches
• shivers
• sidewinders
• whips
• counterpunches
• whippings
• body blows
• pastings
• crunchers
• thrashings
• uppercuts
• batterings
• roundhouses
• right-handers
• wallopings
• knockdowns
• bastinadoes
• drubbings
• knockouts
• one-twos
• kayos
• KOs

stripes

3 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of stripe

as in bars

to make stripes on

the children carefully striped the paper with red and blue paint

Synonyms & Similar Words

• streaks
• bars
• bands
• blazes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stripes

Noun

The stripes and color combinations are trendy and made for fall. —Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025

Planetary scientists know that heat flows out from the south pole, where the fractures, known as tiger stripes, that produce the plumes are located. —Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 Nov. 2025

Those stripes were designed with inspiration from Milan’s rolling landscape, the company said in a press release. —Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025

The Sports Pack improves visuals with a belly pan, decals, and wheel stripes. —New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2025

Photos show the Maratus australis spider, which has an intricate pattern of blue and brown blotches edged with bright teal and red-orange stripes. —Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2025

In 2008, after earning their stripes at top firms on both coasts, Julie Massucco Kleiner and Melissa Warner Rothblum combined their talents with Massucco Warner Interior Design. —Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2025

In covering a dozen presidential campaigns, from 1980 to 2024, I have been struck by how much Americans of all political stripes revere the Constitution and love their country. —Susan Page, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025

The vibrant look included what appeared to be head-to-toe body paint emulating Camilla’s surprise stripes. —Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025