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strike

strike

40 4.1
A sudden success that gets a lot of attention
  • noun
  • /straɪk/
: éxito
  • After years of searching, he finally hit a gold strike that changed his life forever.

Examples

  • Neither of those had been the big strike he wanted, though.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Now that really was a strike.

  • There's a new gold strike 30 miles west of here.

  • My friends and family have assured me that solid strikes are perfectly normal and expected.

    Blog text (1)
  • They were desperate men, men willing to perish in search of the one big strike every prospector dreamed of...

  • The discovery of the new gold strike attracted hundreds of miners to the area.

  • Local newspapers covered the astonishing gold strike, drawing attention from investors nationwide.

Synonyms

hit
vsstrike
654 1.3

Something very popular and successful, like a song or show

is a notable success that applies broadly beyond specific events or shows
bang
vsstrike
  • US
52 4.4

An event that is very successful and impressive

is a notable success used for any impressive result, not only events
smash
vsstrike
31 3.9

A very popular success, often a film or song

is a notable success that applies across fields and draws wide attention
smasher
vsstrike
  • Archaic
1 6.5

A very big success, like a popular film

is the notable success itself rather than the successful person or thing
bumper success
vsstrike
3.7

A very large win that brings much money or attention

is a notable success that focuses on striking attention rather than sheer size

Antonyms

710 1.3

Not reaching what was planned or expected

155 1.6

An event, action, or situation that makes someone feel let down

Idioms

66 3.3

Refusing to work to protest, usually by a group of workers

Make people feel a strong connection when it seems familiar

To seriously damage an idea or reputation

Do something quickly to use a good chance before it ends

To make a flame with a match or lighter

To take action that supports justice

To criticize or take advantage of someone when they are weak

Compounds

A sudden flash of electricity from the sky that hits something or a sudden strong idea

28 3.2

To refuse to eat as a way to protest or demand change

A surprise attack carried out to stop an enemy from attacking first

strike zone
  • Specialized
12 4.4

Area over home plate between a batter's knees and shoulders where a pitch must pass to be called a strike

12 8.6

A surprise attack with nuclear weapons to destroy an enemy's ability to fight back

A military attack aimed at one target to avoid damage nearby

first strike
  • Specialized
4 5.0

An attack launched early to stop a threat that is about to happen, for example in war or computer attacks

A person who plans and speaks for workers who stop work for better pay or conditions

Workers stay at their workplace and refuse to work until demands are met

A strike by workers not approved by their union

1 7.0

Workers stop work to support other workers on strike

strike pay
  • Jargon
1 6.7

Money a union gives members during a strike to help with living costs

strike-slip fault
  • Specialized
1 7.4

A break in the ground where two rock blocks move past each other horizontally

1 7.2

A military action to stop an expected attack by an enemy before it happens

ten-strike
  • Jargon
1 7.9

A bowler knocks down all ten pins with the first ball in a frame

Workers stop work to support other workers who are not working

8.0

A stoppage of work by workers to make managers follow safety and other workplace rules

How Impressive

smash hit
10 3.4
coup
  • Literature
27 7.0
strike
40 4.1
hit
654 1.3
success
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

strike singular
strikes plural

Etymology

Strike as a notable success comes from the idea of a strong, striking hit that draws attention, so a strike is a success that 'hits' the public or critics in a big way.