I have a good mind to strike you for being so rude.
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Strike
/stɹaɪk/
Synonyms for "strike" (940 found)
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Closest matches (188)
Noun(51 words)
abbreviateabridgeadministeradoptadvanceadvance againstadvance uponaffectafflictaggravated assaultaggressionagree onaimamazeambushamphibious attackarisearmed assaultarrestarrest the thoughts
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arrive atassailassailingassailmentassaultassumeattackattainbangbang intobanzai attackbashbatbatterbear down onbear down uponbeatbeefbelaborbellbeltbesetbiffbirchbitchblitzblitzkriegblot outblow itbludgeonblue pencilblue-pencilbogglebombardbonkbopbowdlerizeboxbox the earsboycottboycottagebreakthroughbring outbringing to lightbuffetbumpbump intobushwhackcall a strikecall in questioncall it a daycall it quitscancelcanecannoncaromcarom intocarrycasual discoverycatchcatch the thoughtscatchingcensorchallengechance discoverychance uponchargecheckcheckmateclapclashclipclobberclose downclose shopcloutclubclumpcockcoldcockcollide
Verb(35 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (282)
come a croppercome acrosscome atcome down oncome home tocome into collisioncome tocome to mindcome up withcomplaincomplaintcompunctionconcludeconcussconfirmconfront each otherconjure upconkcontrivecounterattack
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counteroffensivecoup de maincrackcrack down oncrack upcrashcrash intocripplecrippling attackcross outcrowncrumpcrunchcry out againstcudgelcuffcutcutoffdashdash intodawn ondawn upon onedead set atdead stopdeadlockdealdeal a blowdeckdeletedeliverdemonstratedemonstrate againstdemonstrationdemurdemurrerdescend ondescend upondescent ondetectiondeterminationdeterminedeterminingdetonatedevisedingdirectdisabledischargedisclosurediscoverdiscoverydismantledisobeydisplaydisputedistinguishmentdiversiondiversionary attackdream updrivedropeditedit outejecteliminateencounterendendgameendingengageengraveenter a protesteradicateeraseespialexcavationexceptionexcruciateexhumationexpostulateexpostulationexposureexpungeexpurgatefailfallfall foul offall onfall uponfascinatefeignfellfetchfetch a blowfinal whistlefindfind outfindingfinding outfingerfirefire offflankflank attackflogflopfoulfrontal attackfull stopgang up ongasgas attackgetget nowhereget outgiveglancego atgo forgo intogo on strikego outgoalgrabgrab onegrand slamgrievancegrievance committeegrinding haltgungun forhalthammerharrowharryhave athead-on attackhectographhithit a cliphit againsthit like lightninghit the markhit uponhold outholehole in onehollerhome runhomerhorsewhiphowlhunt downhurthurtleigniteimpactimpingeimplantimpressimpress forciblyimprintimproviseincapacitateindignation meetingindisposeinduceinfiltrateinfiltrationinflictinfluenceinspireinsurgeinsurrectinvalidinventinventionissuejabjob actionjoltjumpkickkillknock
Verb(27 words)
Noun(48 words)
Adjective(2 words)
environmental impacthoofed
Related words (470)
knock againstknock coldknock downknock offknock outlambasteland onlashlaunch an attacklay atlay hands onlay intolay offlet flylet have itlet offlightlight intolightning attacklightning war
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loadlocatelocatinglocationlock outlockoutlucky strikelungemacemakemake an impressionmarchmarch againstmarch uponmartyrmass attackmeetmegadeathmimeographmintmiss the boatmount an attackmount the barricadesmovemugmuggingmultigraphmutineermutinynailnonviolent protestobjectobjectionobliterateoccuroccur tooffenseoffensiveoffer itselfomitonsetonslaughtopen an offensiveoutlaw strikeoverkilloverpoweroverprintovertakeoverthrowpanzer warfarepastepeltpenetratepepperpercusspick offpicketpicketingpiercepistolpitch intoplugplunkpokepommelpoppotpotshootpotshotpouncepounce uponpoundpredisposepresent itselfpress objectionsprimeprintproofprotestprotest demonstrationprotestationprovepublishpuckpullpull a proofpummelpunchpushput onput output to bedput to pressqualmrackraise a howlrallyratifyreachrebelrecognitionrediscoverrediscoveryregister withreissuereluctreluctateremonstranceremonstrateremonstrationremovereprintrescindrevelationrevoltrevoluterevolutionrevolutionizeriddleriotriserise to mindrise uprockrub outrulebook slowdownrunrun againstrun atrun downrun intorun offrun riotrun to earthrushsail intosallyscorescourgescratchscruplesecureseditionserendipityset onset uponsettle onshock tacticsshootshoot atshoot downshut downshut it downshut up shopsick-insideswipesink insit downsit down strikesit insit-downsit-down strikesit-inslamslam intoslapslap the faceslatslogsloshslow downslowdownslugsmacksmack intosmashsmash intosmash upsmitesnapsnipesoaksocksortiespottingsquawkstalematestampstandstandoffstandstillstate a grievancestaystick outstopstoppagestormstrike againststrike atstrike hardstrike homestrike offstrike outstrike the mindstrike upstrokestumble onsubvertsuggest itselfsurpriseswapswatswayswipeswitchswoop down onswoop down uponsympathy striketaketake a potshottake aparttake awaytake offtake ontake the offensiveteach inteach-intellthrashthrillthrustthudthumpthwacktie uptie-uptolltormenttorpedotorturetouchtouchdowntracetrace downtrack downtraumatizetreasure trovetrouvailletrovetryturnoutuncoveringunearthingunprovoked assaultvoidwade intowalk outwalkoutwallopwhackwhamwhipwhompwhopwildcat strikewipe outwork outwork stoppagewringyell bloody murderyerk
Noun(123 words)
knockdownknockingknockoutknocksknucklinglabor actionlaid outlamlambastinglamedlamminglashinglauncheslightninglungesmacesmacingmintingmost beatnightsticks
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nixesoccurpaddlespaddlingpealpeltingpickaxepicketpommellingpommelsposespouncingpoundpoundingpress a keyprotestpunchpunchespunchingraidingrammingraprappingrapsremoverimrimsringroundhousesruffssabersabersshinshinsshockshuttlecockingsideswipingskittlesskyingslammingslamsslappingslapsslashslashingsledgehammerssluggingsmacksmackingsmackssmashsmashersmitanesmitessmitingsortieingstabbingstrikingsstrokestubstubbingswatsswatteringswattingswingswingeswipingtapten-strikethrust forwardthuddingthudsthumpingthumpsthwackingthwackstomahawkuppercutuppercutsuppercuttingvolleyvolleyingvolleyswackwalk outwalkoutwalkoutswallopingwallopsweltingweltswhackingwhackswhaleswhammieswhammingwhammywhamswhapwhiplashwildcatwildcattingwork stoppage
Related word relations
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More general
83 entriesShowing 16 of 83 words.
More specific
22 entriesShowing 16 of 22 words.
Collocations
12 entriesgeneral strikego on strikelabor strikeon strikestrike a balancestrike a matchstrike a posestrike backstrike pricestrike ratestrike the ballstrike zone
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
6 entriessimilar
18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
Translations
23 translations across 14 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- прибирам verb (nautical: to take down)
- спускам verb (nautical: to take down)
Catalan
1 entries- ple noun (in bowling)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 全倒 noun (in bowling)
Danish
1 entries- strike noun (in bowling)
Dutch
1 entries- strike noun (in bowling)
Finnish
2 entries- kaato noun (in bowling)
- laskea verb (nautical: to take down)
French
2 entries- strike noun (in bowling)
- affaler verb (nautical: to take down)
German
1 entries- Strike noun (in bowling)
Japanese
1 entries- ストライク noun (in bowling)
Korean
1 entries- 스트라이크 noun (in bowling)
Portuguese
1 entries- strike noun (in bowling)
Russian
4 entries- страйк noun (in bowling)
- спуска́ть verb (nautical: to take down)
- спусти́ть verb (nautical: to take down)
- убира́ть verb (nautical: to take down)
Spanish
3 entries- chuza noun (in bowling)
- moñona noun (in bowling)
- pleno noun (in bowling)
Swedish
1 entries- strike noun (in bowling)
Sample sentences
84 total sentences available.
The student center is a good place to strike up conversations.
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We should strike a balance between our expenditure and income.
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The committee decided to call off the strike.
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