Synonyms for stricken
ˈstrɪk ənstrick·en

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1. afflicted, strickenadjective

   grievously affected especially by disease

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

   Antonyms:
   well, unaffected

2. smitten, stricken, struckadjective

   (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), strickenadjective

   put out of action (by illness)

   Antonyms:
   well, unaffected

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. strickenadjective

   Synonyms:
   struck, smitten, wounded, afflicted

2. strickenadjective

   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. Emma Jones:

   There is something so magical and mysterious about the ocean -- sitting on a shore and staring at the sea can be incredibly soothing to a grief-stricken heart, i think to know that her name [ Ruby's ] has been handwritten on a surfboard, by someone who never knew her, alongside the names of so many others, would be incredibly comforting to her.

2. Evgeny Buzhinsky:

   Regarding the possible impact ofthis incident onthe further developments ofthe operation inSyria, I think that fromnow on, our pilots will be more attentive and if the Turks continue behaving insuch a manner, Russia will have toresort toelectronic jamming and other warfare equipment, including special aircraft withspecial equipment onboard, inorder toprotect our pilots frombeing stricken withmissiles.

3. Resident Hunt Frye:

   People were running from their houses with their pet cats and, you know, everybody was very panic-stricken, the thing that really struck me was the fear in the police officers' face( s) who were trying to kind of get traffic going. They were legitimately scared.

4. Stanley Patz:

   I'm so convinced that Pedro Hernandez kidnapped and killed my son, he's a guilty man who's been conscience-stricken due to his deeds and haunted by demons ever since that day.

5. Tiffany Davila:

   Due to the lack of precipitation that we have had, it’s basically kindling, So, when you take the drought-stricken fuel coupled with the extreme heat, the wind that we’ve had this year and then — in some places, you know, where a fire may start — the topography, the terrain: all of that can go into how active a fire is.