STRUCK Synonyms: 334 Similar and Opposite Words

struck

verb

Definition of struck

past tense of strike

as in walked

to refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet demands the union is calling for its members to strike until the mining company agrees to meet safety standards

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as in affected

to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response we were struck by the willingness of total strangers to go out of their way to help us

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as in occurred (to)

to enter the mind of it struck her later that no one at the bank had asked for identification

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as in bumped

to come into usually forceful contact with something the thump of hailstones striking the cars in the parking lot

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as in hit

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner the driver of the car behind me applied his brakes too late and struck my car from the rear

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as in dismantled

to take apart the stagehands struck the sets the morning after the play closed

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as in attacked

to take sudden, violent action against a rattlesnake strikes its prey with lightning speed

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as in possessed

to cast a spell on the only way that she's going to get a man is if she strikes one

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blessed

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Recent Examples of struck Authorities are searching for the driver of a van who struck a man in a wheelchair in Dania Beach and fled the scene, leaving the victim injured and his wheelchair damaged. — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 Kirk had founded the group to promote conservatism on campuses around the country and was speaking in front of a crowd of more than 2,000 in the courtyard when he was struck and killed by a single bullet. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Trouble is, his solutions tend to blow back on Lucky and her past misstep with the FBI could lead to John making choices that throw the deal she’s struck into the fire. — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Officials released body camera video early Wednesday of the two troopers standing near their vehicles when the bolt struck just feet from them. — Michelle Simmons, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 Drones struck the nearby town of Al-Burj Al-Shamali, which was subsequently hit by a strike from a fighter jet, NNA said on Thursday, adding that people were seen fleeing toward Tyre. — Todd Symons, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026 Prosecutors said the bullet Lagrone fired struck Manns in the arm and lodged in his spine. — Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 In 2022, a Chinese rocket unintentionally hit the moon following a lunar mission, and many more stray rocket pieces likely struck the moon in decades past without scientists’ knowledge. — Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

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The actor has also walked the runway during New York Fashion Week and even starred in a Jacquemus campaign in 2025.

— Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Gavin Williams allowed two runs on three hits over 5 2/3 innings, striking out seven and walked two.

— CBS News, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

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Rutherford sailed past the Nordic countries of Norway and Sweden just a few days ago, and crossed into waters controlled by the Russian government this weekend.

— Henry Larson, NPR, 9 Aug. 2026
And South Sudan's first World Heritage site, the Boma–Badingilo Migratory Landscape, protects a vast sweep of savanna, wetlands, and floodplains crossed by one of the world's largest terrestrial mammal migrations.

— Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of crossed

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Even if Claude had bumped the number all the way to 100 percent, the LLM wouldn’t be eligible for the $1 million.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
The company recently completed the purchase of Curtis Instruments , announced two pending deals and bumped its annual dividend by 11%, marking 70 consecutive years of increases.

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of bumped

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Israeli soldiers and border police arrived at the hilltop on Wednesday, dismantled the settlers’ tent and began trying to remove the settlers from the area.

— Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Originally built in 1732, this classic Connecticut saltbox colonial was dismantled, preserved and rebuilt in its current location.

— Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026

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Historically, largetooth sawfish possessed remarkably high genetic diversity spread across different regions of the world.

— Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Instead, that process was based on a predictable pattern, allowing hackers who possessed a sample seed phrase to use trial-and-error to guess others—and clean out Coldcard owners in the process.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026