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

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

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. Marcel Proust:

   People who are not in love fail to understand how an intelligent man can suffer because of a very ordinary woman. This is like being surprised that anyone should be stricken with cholera because of a creature so insignificant as the comma bacillus.

2. Mason Parrish:

   Mason, I feel, is not going to just be remembered as this wonderful little boy who was stricken with this terrible disease. He’s going to be remembered as the kid who came up with the idea for this really cool movie.

3. Kellyanne Conway:

   I know that Lynnette Lederman's very grief-stricken, I can imagine, and my heartfelt condolences go to Lynnette Lederman and everybody in that congregation regardless of politics, we're missing the opportunity to talk about what this truly was.

4. James Wan:

   We were just emotionally stricken by it all and it took me a long time after the initial shock even to think about whether or not I could complete the film.

5. 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.