struck
Made sudden contact
Struck is the past tense and past participle of strike.
A clock struck midnight.
Lightning struck the tree.
Workers struck for better wages.
Someone struck by beauty or grief is powerfully affected.
To be struck dumb is to be rendered speechless.
Struck from the record means officially removed.
A struck match has been ignited by friction.
Changed location or felt
- touchedAffected emotionally or physically
- swayedMoved or persuaded
- impressedAffected by admiration
- stirredMixed by circular motion
overwhelmed · shaken · gripped · seized · overcome · awestruck · dumbstruck · thunderstruck
Discovered or established
- unearthedRetrieved from the ground
- uncoveredMade visible or known
- discoveredFound something previously unknown
- stumbled uponFound unexpectedly
chanced upon · detected · located · spotted · encountered · came across · happened upon · gold
Sudden profound insight
- brainstormSpontaneous idea generation
- ideaMental formation
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
eureka · breakthrough · flash · spark · muse · lightbulb · dawned · occurred
Forceful contact between objects
- crashSudden violent impact
- smashBreak violently apart
- slamForceful impact or closure
- bangSudden loud noise
bump · jolt · contact · dent · damage · shockwave · concussion · recoil
Threaded rod for nuts
- thunderboltElectric sky discharge with boom
- electrocutedKilled by voltage
- zappedStruck with sudden force
- flashBrief burst of light
discharge · surge · shock · thunderstorm · grounded · conductor · current · voltage
Protest by leaving
- picketPointed fence stake
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- unionJoining into one
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
stoppage · industrial action · solidarity · collective bargaining · dispute · lockout · scab · negotiate
punch
Strike with fist
blow · jab · wallop · thump · knock · bash · slug · clobber · clout · pummel
moved
Changed location or felt
stirred · overwhelmed · shaken · gripped · seized · overcome · awestruck · dumbstruck · thunderstruck · speechless
found
Discovered or established
- unearthedRetrieved from the ground
- uncoveredMade visible or known
- discoveredFound something previously unknown
stumbled upon · chanced upon · detected · located · spotted · encountered · came across · happened upon · gold · oil
epiphany
Sudden profound insight
- brainstormSpontaneous idea generation
- ideaMental formation
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
revelation · eureka · breakthrough · flash · spark · muse · lightbulb · dawned · occurred · realized
collision
Forceful contact between objects
bang · bump · jolt · contact · dent · damage · shockwave · concussion · recoil · clash
bolt
Threaded rod for nuts
- thunderboltElectric sky discharge with boom
- electrocutedKilled by voltage
- zappedStruck with sudden force
flash · discharge · surge · shock · thunderstorm · grounded · conductor · current · voltage · arc
walkout
Protest by leaving
labor · stoppage · industrial action · solidarity · collective bargaining · dispute · lockout · scab · negotiate · demand
plagued
Persistently afflicted
overcome · famine · drought · disaster · calamity · devastated · blighted · cursed · doomed · ill-fated
- past participlesbeen, done, gone, seen, taken
- bacterial infectionsanthrax, botulism, cholera, diphtheria, lockjaw
- jury statusseated, empaneled, selected, dismissed, excused
- demolishedbeaten, defeated, crushed, destroyed, demolished
- took actionacted, took charge, took control, took command, initiated
- astonishmentamazement, awe, wonder, wonderstruck, awestruck
struckunaffected
Not changed or influenced
unmoved · unimpressed · indifferent · unbothered · untouched
- struck outFailed at bat
- struck goldFound great fortune
- struck upBegan casually or spontaneously
- struck downKnocked to the ground
- struck backResponded with force
- struck dumbSilenced by astonishment