most striking

ADJECTIVE

extraordinary; beautiful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arresting astonishing bizarre compelling conspicuous dazzling eye-catching fascinating handsome impressive marked memorable noteworthy noticeable outstanding powerful remarkable salient singular startling stunning surprising telling unusual wonderful wondrous

STRONG

charming commanding confounding distinguished dynamite electrifying signal staggering

WEAK

arrestive attractive cogent forceful forcible jazzy lofty out of the ordinary prominent showy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bad boring common homely inconsequential inconspicuous ineffective insignificant normal obscure ordinary poor regular ugly unimportant unimpressive unnoticeable unremarkable usual weak

WEAK

horrifying

Example Sentences

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The Scorsese influence is most striking because New York City is a minor character in the film, right alongside band members and other musicians.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

Among the most striking long-standing anti-US murals are those around the former US embassy in central Tehran, now a museum known as the "Den of Spies."

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

One of the exhibition's most striking exhibits is Winifred Atwell's battle-scarred upright piano.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The most striking feature is the chelicera, a pincer-like appendage that defines chelicerates.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

One of the most striking losses was the Carolina parakeet, a lovely, innocuous bird whose numbers in the wild were possibly exceeded only by the unbelievably numerous passenger pigeon.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson