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Synonyms for striking
ˈstraɪ kɪŋstrik·ing
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
striking
Synonyms:
impressive, affecting, admirable, wonderful, surprising,
Princeton's WordNet
contact, impinging, strikingnoun
the physical coming together of two or more things
"contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"
Synonyms:
link, touch, liaison, impinging, physical contact, inter-group communication, tangency, hit, contact, middleman, contact lens, hittingAntonyms:
unimpressive, inconspicuous, invisiblehit, hitting, strikingadjective
the act of contacting one thing with another
"repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"
Synonyms:
collision, impinging, strike, bang, smash, hit, contact, hitting, smasherAntonyms:
inconspicuous, invisible, unimpressivedramatic, spectacular, strikingadjective
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
"a dramatic sunset"; "a dramatic pause"; "a spectacular display of northern lights"; "it was a spectacular play"; "his striking good looks always created a sensation"
Synonyms:
salient, spectacular, outstanding, dramatic, prominentAntonyms:
inconspicuous, unimpressive, invisibleoutstanding, prominent, salient, spectacular, strikingadjective
having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
"an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child"
Synonyms:
salient(ip), large, prominent, owing(p), dramatic, spectacular, great, salient, outstanding, undischarged, bigAntonyms:
invisible, inconspicuous, unimpressive
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
strikingadjective
Synonyms:
affecting, impressive, surprising, astonishing, wonderful, extraordinary, STUNNING
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
strikingadjective
Synonyms:
impressive, noticeable, astonishing, surprising, forcible
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "striking":
surprising, impressive, remarkable, astonishing, hitting, eye-catching, glaring, stunning, hit, amazing, notable, astounding, blatant, staggering, conspicuous, shocking, startling, dramatic, prominent, flagrant, vivid, noticeable
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#69 | contact | |
#209 | great | |
#282 | link | |
#330 | big | |
#462 | large | |
#1551 | hit | |
#2192 | touch | |
#2767 | wonderful | |
#2928 | amazing | |
#3490 | outstanding | |
#3884 | strike | |
#4051 | bang | |
#5921 | spectacular | |
#6716 | impressive | |
#6916 | dramatic | |
#7014 | affecting | |
#7025 | stunning | |
#7984 | remarkable | |
#8513 | prominent | |
#8845 | hitting | |
#8853 | striking | |
#9457 | surprising | |
#10011 | notable | |
#10032 | liaison | |
#10810 | vivid | |
#11052 | collision | |
#13346 | smash | |
#14061 | shocking | |
#17974 | noticeable | |
#20016 | astonishing | |
#20961 | staggering | |
#25270 | startling | |
#26001 | astounding | |
#26101 | blatant | |
#26176 | conspicuous | |
#28158 | salient | |
#28267 | admirable | |
#34115 | glaring | |
#52215 | middleman | |
#52223 | flagrant | |
#96831 | smasher | |
#102741 | impinging | |
#152573 | tangency | |
#229576 | undischarged |
How to use striking in a sentence?
It’s quite striking that through a very similar procedure he had almost the same numbers.
Submarines are one area where the United States retains unchallenged superiority over China, they are the one stealth platform with the striking power and survivability to counter the PLA Navy’s surface and subsurface forces.
One my favorite design elements is the striking stairwell with stainless steel handrails and back-lit risers that dazzle under a custom 30-foot glass chandelier.
It was quite striking, nobody said they had HIV. But it was just word of mouth and patients started streaming in. And the first thing that happened is that two or three weeks later, they would come back and tell you they were putting on weight. It was amazing to watch.
Covid-19 has dealt a striking blow to recent gains for women in the workforce.
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