English adjective: striking | |||
1. | striking sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect | ||
Samples | 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 | dramatic, spectacular | ||
Similar | impressive | ||
Antonyms | unimpressive | ||
2. | striking having a quality that thrusts itself into attention | ||
Samples | 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 | outstanding, prominent, salient, spectacular | ||
Similar | conspicuous | ||
Antonyms | inconspicuous, invisible | ||
English noun: striking | |||
1. | striking (event) the physical coming together of two or more things | ||
Samples | Contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull. | ||
Synonyms | contact, impinging | ||
Broader (hypernym) | happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | collision, engagement, flick, hit, impact, interlocking, mesh, meshing, touch, touching | ||
2. | striking (act) the act of contacting one thing with another | ||
Samples | Repeated hitting raised a large bruise. After three misses she finally got a hit. | ||
Synonyms | hit, hitting | ||
Broader (hypernym) | touch, touching | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bunt, contusion, crash, fly, fly ball, ground ball, groundball, grounder, header, hopper, plunk, plunker, scorcher, screamer, smash | ||