Synonyms for striking
ˈstraɪ kɪŋstrik·ing

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1. striking

   Synonyms:
   impressive, affecting, admirable, wonderful, surprising,

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1. contact, impinging, strikingnoun

   the physical coming together of two or more things

   "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"

   Synonyms:
   link, touch, liaison, impinging, physical contact, inter-group communication, tangency, hit, contact, middleman, contact lens, hitting

   Antonyms:
   unimpressive, inconspicuous, invisible

2. hit, hitting, strikingadjective

   the act of contacting one thing with another

   "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"

   Synonyms:
   collision, impinging, strike, bang, smash, hit, contact, hitting, smasher

   Antonyms:
   inconspicuous, invisible, unimpressive

3. dramatic, spectacular, strikingadjective

   sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect

   "a dramatic sunset"; "a dramatic pause"; "a spectacular display of northern lights"; "it was a spectacular play"; "his striking good looks always created a sensation"

   Synonyms:
   salient, spectacular, outstanding, dramatic, prominent

   Antonyms:
   inconspicuous, unimpressive, invisible

4. outstanding, prominent, salient, spectacular, strikingadjective

   having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

   "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child"

   Synonyms:
   salient(ip), large, prominent, owing(p), dramatic, spectacular, great, salient, outstanding, undischarged, big

   Antonyms:
   invisible, inconspicuous, unimpressive

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1. strikingadjective

   Synonyms:
   affecting, impressive, surprising, astonishing, wonderful, extraordinary, STUNNING

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1. strikingadjective

   Synonyms:
   impressive, noticeable, astonishing, surprising, forcible

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1. List of paraphrases for "striking":

   surprising, impressive, remarkable, astonishing, hitting, eye-catching, glaring, stunning, hit, amazing, notable, astounding, blatant, staggering, conspicuous, shocking, startling, dramatic, prominent, flagrant, vivid, noticeable

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1. Halford E. Luccock:

   Many years ago Rudyard Kipling gave an address at McGill University in Montreal. He said one striking thing which deserves to be remembered. Warning the students against an over-concern for money, or position, or glory, he said: "Some day you will meet a man who cares for none of these things. Then you will know how poor you are."

2. Jooney Woodward:

   (Harriet) was like a steward, she was sort of judging the guinea pigs. And she also had her own guinea pig with her, which had red as well, i just thought that was incredibly striking. I thought, 'I've got to get a shot of that.'.

3. Mark Green:

   And right now in Ukraine, where we need to see what's going on, the images that are being sent missiles are striking homes with mothers and babies in their arms. I mean, this needs to get out. And so any of the social media that are suppressing the truth of what Russia is doing in Ukraine, stop it. We need the truth.

4. John Speraw:

   To me, it was the most striking, i think we are very conscious of the increased scrutiny and external pressure and expectations that it places on our athletes.

5. Peter Leutscher:

   This overlap of HIV and schistosomiasis is really striking, it's a neglected risk factor.