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1. strike
verb. ['ˈstraɪk'] have an emotional or cognitive impact upon.
Synonyms
- impress
- alienate
- come to
- propel
- incite
- touch
- infect
- experience
- sadden
- smite
- affect
- prompt
- disturb
- move
- sweep off
- surprise
- ingrain
- strike a note
- pierce
- feel
- instill
- stir
- hit home
- hit
- motivate
- trouble
- sweep away
- cloud
- strike a chord
- actuate
- engrave
- jar
- upset
- awaken
- zap
- strike home
Antonyms
- advance
- rush
- converge
- enter
Etymology
- strican (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Rhymes with Strike A Chord
- unexplored
- underscored
- prerecord
- untoward
- mountford
- montford
- explored
- restored
- outscored
- implored
- deplored
- axford
- verwoerd
- shavord
- reward
- revord
- record
- reboard
- mccord
- mainord
- laborde
- ignored
- dubord
- deborde
- debord
- beauford
- alvord
- abhorred
- sward
- stored
Sentences with strike-a-chord
1. Noun Phrase
Concerns about the organization's financial stability may also strike a chord, the HCareers website says.
2. Noun Phrase
Up next: This brainy attribute will probably strike a chord with you.
2. strike
verb. ['ˈstraɪk'] deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon.
Synonyms
- buffet
- pull down
- knock down
- dab
- sideswipe
- jab
- touch
- sclaff
- whip
- beat
- run into
- beak
- push down
- butt
- cut down
- clout
- strike hard
- knock
- hew
- batter
- pat
- down
- pick
- knock about
- hit
- chop
- bunt
- knap
- collide with
- rap
- tip
- peck
- lash
- spur
- impinge on
- slap
Antonyms
- stimulate
- de-energize
- strain
- unstrain
Etymology
- strican (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. strike
verb. ['ˈstraɪk'] hit against; come into sudden contact with.
Synonyms
- clash
- thud
- glance
- touch
- stub
- run into
- bang
- jar against
- bottom
- knock against
- bump into
- knock
- rear-end
- bottom out
- hit
- collide with
- collide
- broadside
- connect
- bump
- spang
- spat
- impinge on
- butt against
Antonyms
- disinfect
- enjoy
- suffer
- stay
Etymology
- strican (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. strike
noun. ['ˈstraɪk'] a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions.
Synonyms
- sit-down
- walkout
- sympathy strike
- work stoppage
- wildcat strike
- job action
- sympathetic strike
Antonyms
- ascend
- rise
- disadvantage
- praise
Etymology
- strican (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. strike
verb. ['ˈstraɪk'] make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target.
Synonyms
- slice
- retaliate
- attack
- strike back
- stroke
- shoot
- hit
- pip
- chop
Antonyms
- push
- fall back
- bottom out
- stay in place
Etymology
- strican (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. strike
verb. ['ˈstraɪk'] indicate (a certain time) by striking.
Synonyms
- register
- show
- read
Antonyms
- operative
- raised
- safe
- spread
Etymology
- strican (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. strike
verb. ['ˈstraɪk'] affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely.
Synonyms
- impact
- touch on
- affect
- hit
- bear upon
- touch
Antonyms
- fail
- leave
- straighten
- pull
Etymology
- strican (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. chord
noun. ['ˈkɔrd'] a straight line connecting two points on a curve.
Antonyms
- atonicity
Etymology
- chorda (Latin)
- χορδή (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
9. chord
noun. ['ˈkɔrd'] a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together.
Synonyms
- common chord
- tone
- musical note
- arpeggio
- sforzando
- seventh chord
- triad
Antonyms
- low status
- hypotonicity
- hypertonia
- hypotonia
Etymology
- chorda (Latin)
- χορδή (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
10. A
noun. a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation.
Synonyms
- micromicron
- micromillimeter
- millimicron
- picometer
- nanometer
- metric linear unit
- micromillimetre
- picometre
- nanometre
- angstrom unit
- angstrom