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, striking, 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, striking, 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, striking

   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, striking, 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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How to use Striking in a sentence?

1. Oakland Police Department:

   Shortly after the( traffic) collision, a male suspect approached the supervisor’s vehicle and fired a round striking the patrol vehicle.

2. Oliver Cromwell:

   Make the iron hot by striking it.

3. Tony Jacklin:

   But Fleetwood's 63 on the final day was virtually flawless. He's come a long way in the last 18 months or so and the combination of his good play and the support he's going to get from the British galleries will stand him in good stead, he hit every green bar one on the final day and his ball - striking has come on leaps and bounds.

4. Paul Casey:

   Ball striking was really good today. I hit a lot of fairways. I felt very good with the game.

5. Jessamyn Stanley:

   I'm very open about my body. I wear close-fitting clothes, I show my legs, I show my arms. I don't hide anything, that might be striking to some people who might be used to more athletic, toned bodies out on the roads.