Synonyms for stricken
ˈstrɪk ənstrick·en

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1. afflicted, strickenadjective

   grievously affected especially by disease

   Synonyms:
   struck, laid low(p), afflicted, impaired, smitten

   Antonyms:
   well, unaffected

2. smitten, stricken, struckadjective

   (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

   "conscience-smitten"; "awe-struck"

   Synonyms:
   smitten, taken with(p), laid low(p), soft on(p), infatuated, afflicted, enamored, struck, potty, in love

   Antonyms:
   well, unaffected

3. laid low(p), strickenadjective

   put out of action (by illness)

   Antonyms:
   well, unaffected

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1. strickenadjective

   Synonyms:
   struck, smitten, wounded, afflicted

2. strickenadjective

   Synonyms:
   advanced (in years), far gone

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1. List of paraphrases for "stricken":

   ill-fated, affected, afflicted, disaster-hit, tsunami-hit, disaster-stricken, devastated, doomed, bereaved, quake-stricken, hit, quake-hit

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1. James Fairhead:

   Mimicking this ancient method has the potential to transform the lives of thousands of people living in some of the most poverty and hunger stricken regions in Africa.

2. Evgeny Buzhinsky:

   Regarding the possible impact ofthis incident onthe further developments ofthe operation inSyria, I think that fromnow on, our pilots will be more attentive and if the Turks continue behaving insuch a manner, Russia will have toresort toelectronic jamming and other warfare equipment, including special aircraft withspecial equipment onboard, inorder toprotect our pilots frombeing stricken withmissiles.

3. President Obama:

   As we have more information, we'll let the public know, but in the meantime I'd ask all Americans to pray for the families who are grief stricken at this point, and I want everybody to understand we will be thorough and prompt in figuring out exactly what happened.

4. Emma Jones:

   There is something so magical and mysterious about the ocean -- sitting on a shore and staring at the sea can be incredibly soothing to a grief-stricken heart, i think to know that her name [ Ruby's ] has been handwritten on a surfboard, by someone who never knew her, alongside the names of so many others, would be incredibly comforting to her.

5. Elizabeth Warren:

   First, change the law to create a path to real, comprehensive debt relief for disaster-stricken places like Puerto Rico.