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Antonyms for stroke
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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. stroke

    A blow is a sudden impact, as of a fist or a club; a stroke is a sweeping movement; as, the stroke of a sword, of an oar, of the arm in swimming. A shock is the sudden encounter with some heavy body; as, colliding railway-trains meet with a shock; the shock of battle. A slap is given with the open hand, a lash with a whip, thong, or the like; we speak also of the cut of a whip. A buffet or cuff is given only with the hand; a blow either with hand or weapon. A cuff is a somewhat sidelong blow, generally with the open hand; as, a cuff or box on the ear. A stripe is the effect or mark of a stroke. In the metaphorical sense, blow is used for sudden, stunning, staggering calamity or sorrow; stroke for sweeping disaster, and also for sweeping achievement and success. We say a stroke of paralysis, or a stroke of genius. We speak of the buffets of adverse fortune. Shock is used of that which is at once sudden, violent, and prostrating; we speak of a shock of electricity, the shock of an amputation, a shock of surprise. Compare BEAT.

    Synonyms:
    blow, box, buffet, calamity, concussion, cuff, cut, disaster, knock, lash, misfortune, rap, shock, stripe, thump

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  1. stroke, shotnoun

    (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

    "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot requires good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"

    Synonyms:
    shaft, stab, dig, guessing, fortuity, slash, snap, guesswork, blastoff, stroking, barb, throw, gibe, cam stroke, shooter, slam, scene, solidus, virgule, crack, snapshot, shooting, separatrix, guess, diagonal, cerebrovascular accident, jibe, chance event, accident, apoplexy, injection, pellet, dead reckoning, shot

  2. throw, stroke, cam strokenoun

    the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam

    Synonyms:
    slash, fortuity, apoplexy, shot, cam stroke, separatrix, virgule, diagonal, accident, cerebrovascular accident, chance event, stroking, solidus, throw

  3. stroke, apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, CVAnoun

    a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain

    Synonyms:
    slash, fortuity, apoplexy, shot, cam stroke, separatrix, virgule, diagonal, accident, cerebrovascular accident, chance event, stroking, solidus, throw

  4. strokenoun

    a light touch

    Synonyms:
    slash, fortuity, apoplexy, shot, cam stroke, separatrix, virgule, diagonal, accident, cerebrovascular accident, chance event, stroking, solidus, throw

  5. stroke, strokingnoun

    a light touch with the hands

    Synonyms:
    slash, fortuity, apoplexy, shot, cam stroke, separatrix, virgule, diagonal, accident, cerebrovascular accident, chance event, stroking, solidus, throw

  6. strokenoun

    (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club

    "Nicklaus won by three strokes"

    Synonyms:
    slash, fortuity, apoplexy, shot, cam stroke, separatrix, virgule, diagonal, accident, cerebrovascular accident, chance event, stroking, solidus, throw

  7. strokenoun

    the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew

    Synonyms:
    slash, fortuity, apoplexy, shot, cam stroke, separatrix, virgule, diagonal, accident, cerebrovascular accident, chance event, stroking, solidus, throw

  8. accident, stroke, fortuity, chance eventnoun

    anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause

    "winning the lottery was a happy accident"; "the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"; "it was due to an accident or fortuity"

    Synonyms:
    stroking, solidus, slash, apoplexy, shot, cam stroke, separatrix, virgule, diagonal, accident, cerebrovascular accident, chance event, fortuity, throw

  9. solidus, slash, virgule, diagonal, stroke, separatrixnoun

    a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information

    Synonyms:
    cam stroke, gash, throw, stroking, bezant, accident, fortuity, bezzant, slash, cut, bias, solidus, virgule, diagonal, chance event, apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, byzant, separatrix, slice, shot

  10. strokenoun

    a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush

    "she applied the paint in careful strokes"

    Synonyms:
    slash, fortuity, apoplexy, shot, cam stroke, separatrix, virgule, diagonal, accident, cerebrovascular accident, chance event, stroking, solidus, throw

  11. strokenoun

    any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing

    Synonyms:
    slash, fortuity, apoplexy, shot, cam stroke, separatrix, virgule, diagonal, accident, cerebrovascular accident, chance event, stroking, solidus, throw

  12. strokeverb

    a single complete movement

    Synonyms:
    slash, fortuity, apoplexy, shot, cam stroke, separatrix, virgule, diagonal, accident, cerebrovascular accident, chance event, stroking, solidus, throw

  13. strokeverb

    touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions

    "He stroked his long beard"

  14. strokeverb

    strike a ball with a smooth blow

  15. strokeverb

    row at a particular rate

  16. strokeverb

    treat gingerly or carefully

    "You have to stroke the boss"

How to use stroke in a sentence?

  1. Benjamin Wilks:

    In no shape or form are we providing a medical service, if someone is profoundly dehydrated or having episodes of heat stroke or hypothermia, we say, ‘Listen, this is not the right place for you. You need to go to the EMS tent.’.

  2. Andrew Freeman:

    A heart attack is a heart attack, and a brain attack is a stroke.

  3. Steven Zeiler:

    Our study adds new strong and convincing evidence that there is a sensitive period following stroke where it’s easiest to relearn motor movements— a topic that is still debated among stroke researchers.

  4. Sean Zheng:

    For every 265 patients treated with aspirin for 5 years, one heart attack, stroke or death from cardiovascular disease would be prevented, on the other hand, for every 210 patients treated with aspirin over the same period, one would have a serious bleeding event.

  5. Ruud Dobber:

    This is promising news for the 30 million people living with type-2 diabetes in the United States, as heart failure is one of the earliest cardiovascular complications for them, before heart attack or stroke.

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