Synonyms for stricken
ˈstrɪk ənstrick·en

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1. afflicted, strickenadjective

   grievously affected especially by disease

   Synonyms:
   struck, laid low(p), afflicted, impaired, smitten

   Antonyms:
   well, unaffected

2. smitten, stricken, struckadjective

   (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

   "conscience-smitten"; "awe-struck"

   Synonyms:
   smitten, taken with(p), laid low(p), soft on(p), infatuated, afflicted, enamored, struck, potty, in love

   Antonyms:
   well, unaffected

3. laid low(p), strickenadjective

   put out of action (by illness)

   Antonyms:
   well, unaffected

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. strickenadjective

   Synonyms:
   struck, smitten, wounded, afflicted

2. strickenadjective

   Synonyms:
   advanced (in years), far gone

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1. List of paraphrases for "stricken":

   ill-fated, affected, afflicted, disaster-hit, tsunami-hit, disaster-stricken, devastated, doomed, bereaved, quake-stricken, hit, quake-hit

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1. William Faulkner:

   The dark world seemed to lie stricken beneath the cold moon and the lidless stars.

2. Ursula K. Le Guin:

   Hard times are coming, when we’ll be wanting the voices of writers who can see alternatives to how we live now, can see through our fear-stricken society and its obsessive technologies to other ways of being, and even imagine real grounds for hope. We’ll need writers who can remember freedom – poets, visionaries – realists of a larger reality.

3. Qi Xiaolong:

   The biggest advantage of CT scans is 'fast' – we can see the results immediately, as we're facing the shortage of virus test-kits in Wuhan and other virus-stricken areas near it (or the shortage of professional testing staff), current case-confirming procedures cannot meet the requirement of diagnosis and treatment.

4. Emma Jones:

   There is something so magical and mysterious about the ocean -- sitting on a shore and staring at the sea can be incredibly soothing to a grief-stricken heart, i think to know that her name [ Ruby's ] has been handwritten on a surfboard, by someone who never knew her, alongside the names of so many others, would be incredibly comforting to her.

5. Resident Hunt Frye:

   People were running from their houses with their pet cats and, you know, everybody was very panic-stricken, the thing that really struck me was the fear in the police officers' face( s) who were trying to kind of get traffic going. They were legitimately scared.