Super Glossary

Strike Adjective Synonyms
deliver, deal, aim, direct
He struck a blow for freedom.

Strike Noun Synonyms
remove, take away, take apart, dismantle, knock down, take or pull or haul down
Stage-hands struck the set. As the wind piped up we struck the mainsail.

hit, collide with, land on or in or against, smash or bump or bang or crash or dash into, go or run into, impact
Mrs. Humphrey's car went out of control and struck a tree.

hit, deal a blow to, knock, smack, thump, thwack, crown, cuff, punch, smite, beat, hammer, belabour, batter, pummel or pommel, pelt, buffet, thrash, cudgel, bludgeon, club, whip, horsewhip, scourge, lash, cane, flog, birch, slap, wallop, slug, whac
Small wonder he struck you after what you called his wife.

Strike Verb Synonyms
assume, adopt, put on, display, affect, take on, feign
He struck a supercilious pose of insouciant hauteur that annoyed her intensely.

revolt, rebel, mutiny, walk out (of or off the job)
The machinists struck at midnight, bringing the industry to a halt.

encounter, come or happen or hit upon, come across, chance upon, discover, stumble on, find
The news is that they've struck oil in the North Sea.

attack, assault
A dawn air strike is planned.

instil, implant, induce
Horror films struck fear into our hearts when we were children.

affect, impress, influence, afflict, hit
The death of her kitten struck Mandy to the heart.

occur or come to, dawn on or upon, hit, register (with)
It suddenly struck me that you are leaving tomorrow.

impress, print, stamp, punch, mint, make
They have struck a new gold coin for collectors.

make, reach, attain, conclude, agree or settle (on), ratify, confirm
We struck a bargain on the sale of the car.

walk-out, sit-down (strike), job action, slow-down, go-slow, work-to-rule
They will call a strike if negotiations break down.

light, ignite
He struck a match to see where he was going.

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