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strike

[strahyk] / straɪk /
VERB
hit hard
Synonyms
STRONGEST
beat collide crash drive force knock pummel punch smack touch
STRONG
bang bash bonk box buffet chastise clash clobber clout conk cuff hammer impel percuss plant pop pound punish slap slug sock swat thrust thump wallop whop
WEAK
boff bump into run into smash into
Antonyms
WEAK
miss not touch tap
VERB
make an impact
Synonyms
STRONGEST
affect carry get hit move reach touch
STRONG
impress influence inspire look register seem sway
WEAK
be plausible come to mind dawn on have semblance occur to
VERB
find, discover
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arrive at catch reach seize take
STRONG
achieve attain effect encounter uncover unearth
WEAK
chance upon come across come upon dig up happen upon hit upon lay bare light upon open up stumble across turn up
VERB
devastate, affect
Synonyms
STRONGEST
afflict attack hit invade try
STRONG
aggress assail assault beset excruciate harrow martyr rack smite storm torment torture wring
WEAK
deal a blow fall upon set upon
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid
STRONG
make happy please
WEAK
not touch
VERB
walk out of job in protest
Synonyms
STRONGEST
go on strike hit the bricks stage a walkout walk out
STRONG
arbitrate boycott mediate negotiate picket quit
WEAK
be on strike hold out mutiny refuse to work resist revolt slow down tie up
Antonyms
STRONG
lock out
WEAK
comply obey
NOUN
work stoppage
Synonyms
STRONGEST
sit-down strike walkout work stoppage
STRONG
wildcat strike
WEAK
demonstration picket line sit-in
Antonyms
WEAK
lockout

Example Sentences

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Images taken after the strike further support the assessment that an airburst munition was used.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

But that strike is now over, and many of those workers are now back on the job.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Health care added 76,000 jobs in March, after having lost jobs the month before, in part due to strike actions.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Or is there a better way to strike the balance between presenting my home attractively and being completely transparent?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

An air strike could never be guaranteed to destroy them all.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.