Synonyms for striking
ˈstraɪ kɪŋstrik·ing

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1. striking

   Synonyms:
   impressive, affecting, admirable, wonderful, surprising,

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1. contact, impinging, strikingnoun

   the physical coming together of two or more things

   "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"

   Synonyms:
   link, touch, liaison, impinging, physical contact, inter-group communication, tangency, hit, contact, middleman, contact lens, hitting

   Antonyms:
   unimpressive, inconspicuous, invisible

2. hit, hitting, strikingadjective

   the act of contacting one thing with another

   "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"

   Synonyms:
   collision, impinging, strike, bang, smash, hit, contact, hitting, smasher

   Antonyms:
   inconspicuous, invisible, unimpressive

3. dramatic, spectacular, strikingadjective

   sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect

   "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:
   salient, spectacular, outstanding, dramatic, prominent

   Antonyms:
   inconspicuous, unimpressive, invisible

4. outstanding, prominent, salient, spectacular, strikingadjective

   having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

   "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:
   salient(ip), large, prominent, owing(p), dramatic, spectacular, great, salient, outstanding, undischarged, big

   Antonyms:
   invisible, inconspicuous, unimpressive

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1. strikingadjective

   Synonyms:
   affecting, impressive, surprising, astonishing, wonderful, extraordinary, STUNNING

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1. strikingadjective

   Synonyms:
   impressive, noticeable, astonishing, surprising, forcible

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1. List of paraphrases for "striking":

   surprising, impressive, remarkable, astonishing, hitting, eye-catching, glaring, stunning, hit, amazing, notable, astounding, blatant, staggering, conspicuous, shocking, startling, dramatic, prominent, flagrant, vivid, noticeable

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1. Defence Secretary Michael Fallon:

   The Tornado squadrons have proved their worth in the air campaign because of the precision weapons they have and because of the reconnaissance and surveillance that they carry out when they're not striking, the Americans and other allies have particularly valued the contribution of the Tornado and that's why we are continuing the Tornado squadron for another year.

2. United States:

   Following waves of restrictive legislation in the United States, the parallels between women seeking abortion in the United States and Ireland and Northern Ireland are striking, women in Northern Ireland have three options when faced with a pregnancy they do not want or feel they can not continue : travel long distances to access in-clinic abortion care, remain pregnant, or self-source their own abortion outside the formal healthcare setting.

3. Mahabharata:

   To abstain from speaking is regarded as very difficult. It is not possible to say much that is valuable and striking.*

4. Carl Lipo:

   The issue of water availability (or the lack of it) has often been mentioned by researchers who work on Rapa Nui/Easter Island, when we started to examine the details of the hydrology, we began to notice that freshwater access and statue location were tightly linked together. It wasnt obvious when walking around--with the water emerging at the coast during low tide, one doesnt necessarily see obvious indications of water. File photo - Statues at Anakena Beach, Easter Island, Chile. (Photo by Eric LAFFORGUE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) Places without ahu/moai showed no freshwater, he added. The pattern was striking and surprising in how consistent it was. Researchers had already identified groundwater discharge in coastal areas as a key factor in the statues placement on Easter Islands coast. In the latest stage of the research, experts examined how the availability of freshwater in certain areas was linked to the methods and means of building the statues. EASTER ISLANDS ANCIENT CIVILIZATION WAS NOT DESTROYED BY WARFARE, EXPERTS SAY Around 900 statues, or moai, are dotted around Easter Island. Circa 1955: Two ancient statues of uncertain origin on Easter Island, in the South Pacific Ocean. (Photo by Richard Harrington/Three Lions/Getty Images).

5. The Azeri defense ministry:

   In order to quiet and deter the adversary ... Armenia's armed forces will hereafter apply adequate artillery and rocket striking means, continuously targeting permanent deployment areas, military movements, military equipment and manpower.