" strikes "

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 : 

•  walks,

•  walks out

•  Antonyms : 

•  assembles,

•  constructs

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 : 

•  affects,

•  impacts,

•  impresses,

•  influences,

•  moves,

•  reaches,

•  sways,

•  tells (on),

•  touches

•  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 : 

•  comes (to),

•  crosses,

•  dawns (on),

•  occurs (to)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

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1: to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it;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

•  abates,

•  abolishes,

•  abrogates,

•  annuls,

•  avoids,

•  cancels,

•  disannuls,

•  dissolves,

•  invalidates,

•  negates,

•  nullifies,

•  nulls,

•  quashes,

•  repeals,

•  rescinds,

•  rolls back,

•  vacates,

•  voids

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to be unsuccessful;

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

•  Synonyms : 

•  bombs,

•  collapses,

•  craters,

•  fails,

•  flames out,

•  flops,

•  flunks,

•  folds,

•  founders,

•  misses,

•  tanks,

•  washes out

•  Antonyms : 

•  clicks,

•  comes off,

•  delivers,

•  goes,

•  goes over,

•  pans out,

•  succeeds,

•  works 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 : 

•  walkouts

•  Antonyms : 

•  advantages,

•  assets,

•  edges,

•  pluses

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

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

•  Synonyms : 

•  aggressions,

•  assaults,

•  attacks,

•  attempts,

•  blitzes,

•  blitzkriegs,

•  charges,

•  coups de main,

•  descents,

•  offenses,

•  offensives,

•  onsets,

•  onslaughts,

•  raids,

•  rushes

•  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 : 

•  debits,

•  disadvantages,

•  disbenefits,

•  downsides,

•  drawbacks,

•  handicaps,

•  incommodities,

•  liabilities,

•  minuses,

•  negatives

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

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 sympathetic strikes;

•  Synonyms : 

•  sympathetic strikes,

•  strikes,

•  walkouts,

•  go-slows,

•  job actions,

•  sick-outs,

•  sit-downs,

•  sit-ins,

•  slowdowns,

•  lockouts

•  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 : 

•  agrees,

•  bargains,

•  contracts,

•  covenants

•  Antonyms : 

•  disagrees