Striking

/ˈstɹaɪkɪŋ/

Synonyms for "striking" (305 found)

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Closest matches (61)

Noun(11 words)

hit annulattention grabbingbeholding blow catchingcoin strikingcoinage commanding conspicuous contact

abbreviation abridgment acid agitating amazing appalling armipotent arrant arresting astonishing astounding august authoritative awe-inspiring awesome beguiling bewildering biting blatant blue-penciling

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bold bowdlerization breathtaking brilliant cancellation celebrated censoring censorship ceremonious charged chimecliff hangingcliff-hanging cogent coinage coining compelling conspicuous corrosive

Adjective(9 words)

attention grabbing colorsbold fabric patternbold headingsbold stripebold termcandent catchycolorful prototypecorporeal presence

Verb(2 words)

bat a ballcontrasting

Strong matches (92)

counterfeiting cutting deletion disquieting distinguished distracting disturbing driving dynamic editing effective egregious electric electrical eloquent eminent energetic enigmatic erasure erwhelming

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Noun(10 words)

delete dramatic grabbing hitting ignite impact impinging impressiveindustrial actionlabor action

Adjective(8 words)

dramaticdramatic impactdramatic shiftdramatic turn of eventsexoticextraordinary eventhigh contrast visualsjazzier

Verb(2 words)

form lasting memoryimpressing

Related words (152)

Noun(16 words)

lamming light notablenoted datumnullify percussion picketing pound pummeling punch punching smitestrike actionvibrant color palettewalkoutwork stoppage

maddening magnificent majestic marked marvelous memorable mightymighty in battlemind blowingmind-blowing mintage miraculous monumental mordant moving nervous noble notable noteworthy noticeable

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notorious obtrusiveof markomission operative ordinary ostensibleout of the ordinaryoutlandish outstanding overcoming overmastering overpowering overwhelming palpablepassing strangepenetrating perturbing phenomenal pictorial picturesque piercing piquant poignant pointed potent powerful prepotent prestigious prodigious prominent pronounced provocative provoking puissant punchy puzzling rare raving ravishing remarkable rememberable reputable ripping ruling salient scenic sensational sexy shocking showy signal sinewed sinewy slashing smashingsoul stirringsoul-stirring special spirit-stirring splendid stamping staring stark-staring statelysticking outstimulating stimulative stirring strange strong stunning stupendous superb superior suspenseful suspensive tantalizing telling thrilling thrilly toll top-hole topping trenchant troubling uncommon unforgettableunheard ofunheard-of unimaginable unique unprecedented unsettling unusual upsetting valid vigorous vital vivid wonderful wondrous

Adjective(13 words)

noticeable attributeoutstanding prominent punchierremarkable attributesalient spectacular startlingstrong impactstrong impressionstudlier vividvivid colors

Adjective(1 words)

spanking

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

18 entries

act attribute descriptor happening ignitionindustrial actionlabor actionlegal actionmanufacturing processmotionnatural eventoccurrence occurrentphysical actionproduction processquality

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More specific

19 entries

abolition blowdie stampingdramatic eye-catchinggeneral strikehammered coinagehitkindling flamelighting a matchnullification picketing punch sick-outsit down strikesmack

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Collocations

16 entries

coin strikingstrike a balancestrike a chordstrike a dealstrike a matchstrike down a lawstrike outstriking appearancestriking contraststriking designstriking featurestriking forcestriking imagestriking processstriking resemblancestriking similarity

Inflections

5 entries

more strikingmost strikingstrikes strikings struck

Derivations

5 entries

strikability strike striker strikingly strikingness

similar

2 entries

conspicuous impressive

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

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The contrast between the sky and the mountain is striking.

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The parallel with English becomes even more striking when we realize that Latin continued to be used for many hundreds of years more as the world's first "international language."

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He is a man of striking individuality.

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The fish are striking well today.

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