stroke - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a light touch with the hands

Synonyms

• stroke
• stroking

More generic

• touch
• touching

More specific

• caress

Noun

a single complete movement

Synonyms

• stroke

More generic

• motility
• motion
• move
• movement

More specific

• beat
• blow
• bow
• key stroke
• keystroke

Noun

(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

Synonyms

• shot
• stroke

More generic

• maneuver
• manoeuvre
• play

More specific

• baseball swing
• break
• cannon
• carom
• cut
• golf shot
• golf stroke
• masse
• masse shot
• miscue
• swing
• swipe
• tennis shot
• tennis stroke
• undercut

Related

• follow-through

Noun

any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing

Synonyms

• stroke

More generic

• locomotion
• travel

More specific

• swimming stroke

Noun

a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush

Synonyms

• stroke

More generic

• mark
• print

More specific

• downstroke
• flick
• underline
• underscore
• upstroke

Noun

a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information

Synonyms

• diagonal
• separatrix
• slash
• solidus
• stroke
• virgule

More generic

• punctuation
• punctuation mark

Noun

anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause

Synonyms

• accident
• chance event
• fortuity
• stroke

More generic

• happening
• natural event
• occurrence
• occurrent

More specific

• break
• coincidence
• good luck
• hap
• happenstance
• happy chance
• lottery

Noun

the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam

Synonyms

• cam stroke
• stroke
• throw

More generic

• motion
• movement

More specific

• instroke
• outstroke

Noun

a light touch

Synonyms

• stroke

More generic

• touch
• touching

Noun

the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew

Synonyms

• stroke

More generic

• oarsman
• rower

Noun

(golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club

Synonyms

• stroke

More generic

• score

Noun

a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain

Synonyms

• CVA
• apoplexy
• cerebrovascular accident
• stroke

More generic

• attack

More specific

• haemorrhagic stroke
• hemorrhagic stroke
• ischaemic stroke
• ischemic stroke

Related

• cerebral hemorrhage

Verb

treat gingerly or carefully

Synonyms

• stroke

More generic

• blandish
• flatter

Verb

strike a ball with a smooth blow

Synonyms

• stroke

More generic

• hit
• strike

Verb

row at a particular rate

Synonyms

• stroke

More generic

• row

Verb

touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions

Synonyms

• stroke

More generic

• touch

More specific

• caress
• fondle
• lap
• lick

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