Synonyms for stricken
ˈstrɪk ən

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. afflicted, stricken(adj)

   grievously affected especially by disease

   Synonyms:
   struck, laid low(p), afflicted, impaired, smitten

   Antonyms:
   well, unaffected

2. smitten, stricken, struck(adj)

   (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

   "conscience-smitten"; "awe-struck"

   Synonyms:
   smitten, taken with(p), laid low(p), soft on(p), infatuated, afflicted, enamored, struck, potty, in love

   Antonyms:
   well, unaffected

3. laid low(p), stricken(adj)

   put out of action (by illness)

   Antonyms:
   well, unaffected

Dictionary of English Synonymes(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. stricken(a.)

   Synonyms:
   struck, smitten, wounded, afflicted

2. stricken(a.)

   Synonyms:
   advanced (in years), far gone

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1. List of paraphrases for "stricken":

   ill-fated, affected, afflicted, disaster-hit, tsunami-hit, disaster-stricken, devastated, doomed, bereaved, quake-stricken, hit, quake-hit

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1. President Obama:

   As we have more information, we'll let the public know, but in the meantime I'd ask all Americans to pray for the families who are grief stricken at this point, and I want everybody to understand we will be thorough and prompt in figuring out exactly what happened.

2. Qi Xiaolong:

   As we're facing the shortage of virus test-kits in Wuhan and other virus-stricken areas near it (or the shortage of professional testing staff), current case-confirming procedures cannot meet the requirement of diagnosis and treatment.

3. Mason Parrish:

   Mason, I feel, is not going to just be remembered as this wonderful little boy who was stricken with this terrible disease. He’s going to be remembered as the kid who came up with the idea for this really cool movie.

4. Qi Xiaolong:

   The biggest advantage of CT scans is 'fast' – we can see the results immediately, as we're facing the shortage of virus test-kits in Wuhan and other virus-stricken areas near it (or the shortage of professional testing staff), current case-confirming procedures cannot meet the requirement of diagnosis and treatment.

5. Marcel Proust:

   People who are not in love fail to understand how an intelligent man can suffer because of a very ordinary woman. This is like being surprised that anyone should be stricken with cholera because of a creature so insignificant as the comma bacillus.

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