Need another word that means the same as “strikes”? Find 37 synonyms and 30 related words for “strikes” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Strikes” are: hit, fall, shine, attain, chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, discover, fall upon, happen upon, light upon, excise, expunge, scratch, come to, affect, impress, move, coin, mint, strickle, walk out, assume, take, take up, collide with, impinge on, run into, bang, smash, smasher, rap, tap, ten-strike, work stoppage
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “strikes” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| bang | A conspicuous success. They got a great bang out of it. |
| hit | A successful and popular person or thing. He was the director of many big hits. |
| rap | A piece of rap or the words themselves. He s just been acquitted on a murder rap. |
| smash | An act or sound of something smashing. The fullback s smash into the defensive line. |
| smasher | A person or device that breaks something up. Riot police had clashed with window smashers. |
| tap | A small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe as in tap dancing. Those taps produced hundreds of hours of recordings. |
| ten-strike | A score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball. |
| work stoppage | A manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “strikes” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| affect | Make believe with the intent to deceive. The dampness began to affect my health. |
| assume | Suppose to be the case, without proof. The gods assume human or animal form in these fables. |
| attain | Succeed in achieving (something that one has worked for. He attained the rank of Brigadier. |
| chance on | Come upon, as if by accident; meet with. |
| chance upon | Be the case by chance. |
| coin | Make metal into coins. Coin phrases or words. |
| collide with | Crash together with violent impact. |
| come across | Come to one’s mind; suggest itself. |
| come to | Come to pass arrive as in due course. |
| come upon | Proceed or get along. |
| discover | See for the first time make a discovery. The story is false so far as I can discover. |
| excise | Levy an excise tax on. The surgeon excised the tumor. |
| expunge | Remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line. The kind of man that could expunge an unsatisfactory incident from his memory. |
| fall | Fall from clouds. Temperatures are going to fall to around four degrees. |
| fall upon | Decrease in size, extent, or range. |
| happen upon | Come into being; become reality. |
| hit | Hit the intended target or goal. Marius hit him in the mouth. |
| impinge on | Impinge or infringe upon. |
| impress | Impress positively. They immediately impressed the judges. |
| light upon | Make lighter or brighter. |
| mint | Form by stamping, punching, or printing. |
| move | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place both in a concrete and in an abstract sense. The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant. |
| run into | Run with the ball; in such sports as football. |
| scratch | Play a record using the scratch technique. Don t scratch your insect bites. |
| shine | Make a surface shine. His talent shines. |
| strickle | Level off with a strickle in a measuring container. Strickle sand. |
| take | Be designed to hold or take. Take steps. |
| take up | Develop a habit. |
| walk out | Give a base on balls to. |
| admonish | Admonish or counsel in terms of someone s behavior. He admonished the child for his bad behavior. |
| angrily | Stormily or threateningly. Workers reacted angrily to the announcement. |
| bang | Leap jerk bang. The shutter was banging in the wind. |
| belabor | To work at or to absurd length. She was belabored by her fellow students. |
| chide | Censure severely or angrily. She chided him for not replying to her letters. |
| clap | Show approval of a person or action by clapping. The big bird clapped its wings. |
| dab | Hit lightly. A dab of paint. |
| expostulation | An exclamation of protest or remonstrance or reproof. |
| fumble | Feel about uncertainly or blindly. Have you ever seen him fumble a ball. |
| hit | Hit the intended target or goal. Few structures can withstand a hit from a speeding car. |
| incrimination | An accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed. His incrimination was based on my testimony. |
| knock | Knock against with force or violence. You ll need to knock a hole in the wall. |
| lambaste | Censure severely or angrily. |
| lightning | A flash or discharge of lightning. A lightning cure for his hangover. |
| opprobrium | Harsh criticism or censure. The name was a by word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city. |
| pat | Pat or squeeze fondly or playfully especially under the chin. He patted the bench beside him and I sat down. |
| rap | Strike a hard surface with a series of rapid audible blows especially in order to attract attention. The label specializes in rap and modern soul. |
| rebuke | An expression of sharp disapproval or criticism. The judge publicly rebuked the jury. |
| recrimination | An accusation in response to one from someone else. There are no tears no recriminations. |
| remonstrate | Present and urge reasons in opposition. He turned angrily to remonstrate with Tommy. |
| reprimand | Address a reprimand to. Officials were reprimanded for poor work. |
| reproach | In the Roman Catholic Church a set of antiphons and responses for Good Friday representing the reproaches of Christ to his people. His elegance is a living reproach to our slovenly habits. |
| reproof | Take to task. She welcomed him with a mild reproof for leaving her alone. |
| reprove | Reprimand (someone. He was reproved for obscenity. |
| revile | Spread negative information about. He was now reviled by the party that he had helped to lead. |
| scold | A person who nags or grumbles constantly (typically used of a woman. He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong. |
| scolding | Rebuking a person harshly. She d get a scolding from Victoria. |
| tap | A taproom. Clients from industry seeking to tap Edinburgh s resources of expertise. |
| upbraid | Find fault with (someone); scold. He was upbraided for his slovenly appearance. |
| vilify | Speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner. He has been vilified in the press. |
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