striking

[strahy-king] / ˈstraɪ kɪŋ /

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 drop-dead 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 results point to an object that approached from the north and traveled south before striking the Moon at a shallow angle.

From Science Daily • Jun. 22, 2026

The Rosenthals, a sprawling Black family, had achieved a striking version of the American dream.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

What is striking is how his approach has changed over the years.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

The scale of earnings being generated across the memory industry makes the disconnect all the more striking.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

I remember her appearance at the moment—it was very graceful and very striking: she wore a morning robe of sky-blue crape; a gauzy azure scarf was twisted in her hair.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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