" strike "

1: to refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet demands;

  * e.g., " ... the union is calling for its members to strike until the mining company agrees to meet safety standards "

•  Synonyms : 

•  walk,

•  walk out

•  Antonyms : 

•  assemble,

•  construct

2: to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response;

  * e.g., " ... we were struck by the willingness of total strangers to go out of their way to help us "

•  Synonyms : 

•  affect,

•  impact,

•  impress,

•  influence,

•  move,

•  reach,

•  sway,

•  tell (on),

•  touch

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to enter the mind of;

  * e.g., " ... it struck her later that no one at the bank had asked for identification "

•  Synonyms : 

•  come (to),

•  cross,

•  dawn (on),

•  occur (to)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to take the first step in (a process or course of action);

  * e.g., " ... before you actually strike into your speech, you should introduce yourself "

•  Synonyms : 

•  begin,

•  commence,

•  embark (on or upon),

•  enter (into or upon),

•  fall (to),

•  get off,

•  kick off,

•  launch,

•  lead off,

•  open,

•  start

•  Antonyms : 

•  conclude,

•  end,

•  finish,

•  terminate

1: to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it;

  * e.g., " ... struck out all references to indecent matters "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blue-pencil,

•  cancel,

•  cross (out),

•  dele,

•  delete,

•  edit (out),

•  elide,

•  kill,

•  scratch (out),

•  stroke (out),

•  x (out)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to put an end to by formal action;

  * e.g., " ... a law that was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court as unconstitutional "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abate,

•  abolish,

•  abrogate,

•  annul,

•  avoid,

•  cancel,

•  disannul,

•  dissolve,

•  invalidate,

•  negate,

•  null,

•  nullify,

•  quash,

•  repeal,

•  rescind,

•  roll back,

•  vacate,

•  void

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to be unsuccessful;

  * e.g., " ... their joint venture in Las Vegas struck out, and they hurriedly dissolved the partnership "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bomb,

•  collapse,

•  crater,

•  fail,

•  flame out,

•  flop,

•  flunk,

•  fold,

•  founder,

•  miss,

•  tank,

•  wash out

•  Antonyms : 

•  click,

•  come off,

•  deliver,

•  go,

•  go over,

•  pan out,

•  succeed,

•  work out

1: a work stoppage by a body of workers intended to force an employer to meet their demands;

  * e.g., " ... the nurses will go on strike tomorrow unless they're finally given a pay raise "

•  Synonyms : 

•  walkout

•  Antonyms : 

•  advantage,

•  asset,

•  edge,

•  plus

2: the act or action of setting upon with force or violence;

  * e.g., " ... the first strike was directed at a munitions warehouse "

•  Synonyms : 

•  aggression,

•  assault,

•  attack,

•  attempt,

•  blitz,

•  blitzkrieg,

•  charge,

•  coup de main,

•  descent,

•  offense,

•  offensive,

•  onset,

•  onslaught,

•  raid,

•  rush

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success;

  * e.g., " ... kids born into poverty already have a strike against them "

•  Synonyms : 

•  debit,

•  disadvantage,

•  disbenefit,

•  downside,

•  drawback,

•  handicap,

•  incommodity,

•  liability,

•  minus,

•  negative

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in famine, fast;

•  Synonyms : 

•  famine,

•  fast,

•  craving,

•  sweet tooth,

•  gluttony,

•  gourmandism,

•  greed,

•  hoggishness,

•  malnutrition,

•  starvation,

•  undernourishment,

•  rapaciousness,

•  rapacity,

•  ravenousness,

•  voraciousness,

•  voracity,

•  appetite,

•  belly,

•  emptiness,

•  famishment,

•  hunger,

•  munchies,

•  stomach

•  Antonyms : 

•  inappetence,

•  fill,

•  fullness,

•  glut,

•  repleteness,

•  repletion,

•  satiation,

•  satiety,

•  satisfaction,

•  surfeit

1: as in sympathy strike;

•  Synonyms : 

•  sympathy strike,

•  strike,

•  walkout,

•  go-slow,

•  job action,

•  sick-out,

•  sit-down,

•  sit-in,

•  slowdown,

•  lockout

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in sympathetic strike;

•  Synonyms : 

•  sympathetic strike,

•  strike,

•  walkout,

•  go-slow,

•  job action,

•  sick-out,

•  sit-down,

•  sit-in,

•  slowdown,

•  lockout

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to come to an arrangement as to a course of action;

  * e.g., " ... We were able to strike a bargain with the seller. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  agree,

•  bargain,

•  contract,

•  covenant

•  Antonyms : 

•  disagree