STROKED Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

stroked

verb

past tense of stroke

as in caressed

to touch or handle in a tender or loving manner the young mother gently stroked the sleeping child's brow and then leaned over and kissed him

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as in massaged

to praise too much a politician with a special gift for stroking fat-cat donors

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Recent Examples of stroked Freddie Freeman stroked a two-out RBI single up the middle in the fifth inning to put the Dodgers ahead 3-0. —

CBS News, 3 May 2026 Last weekend, after Petteys stroked three doubles in a victory over Creighton, the Bluejays showed her the ultimate respect, walking her four times, three intentionally, during the remainder of the series at Burrill Family Field, UConn taking two of three. —

Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026 In her first varsity at-bat the next day against Lincoln-Way Central, Krauchun stroked a single up the middle. —

Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026 Ferrer then went back to the sinker, placed the 98 mph pitch on the outside edge of the plate and Merrill stroked it to left, clearing the bases for a walk-off win in front the remnants of a sellout crowd of 46,095. —

Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026 Assisted by Godo, Guessand coolly stroked the ball past Jo Hyeon-woo in the South Korea net from inside the box in the 35th minute. —

Elias Burke, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2026 One contestant in a Travis Kelce butt cut leaped over an ironing board; another held a tape measure to his crotch and stroked it. —

Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026 At the end of the table, Faris, an Iranian refugee who had ended up on drugs, stroked a glass of tea. —

Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026 Influenced by her Indian heritage, Japanese craft philosophy, and the traditions of Shetland knitting, her work is highly distinctive and also wholly wearable; David and I stroked scarves, asymmetric wraps, and sweaters with yearning. —

Sarah Moss, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026

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Electric Bleu is French food caressed with California seasonality and the occasional pop of Aussie nostalgia.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
In a video shared by the Broncos from the unveiling, Smith is seen carefully caressed the statue of her son's face just after the curtain drops.

— Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025