Antonyms for strikingly


Grammar : Adv
Spell : strahy-king
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstraɪ kɪŋ


Definition of strikingly

Origin :
  • "producing a vivid impression," 1752, from strike (v.) in the sense of "to catch the fancy of" (1590s).
  • As in markedly : adv distinctly
  • As in notably : adv especially
  • As in thoroughly : adv exhaustively
  • As in too : adv excessively
  • As in splendidly : adv brilliantly
  • As in strangely : adv oddly
  • As in vividly : adv brightly
  • As in wonderfully : adv extremely well
  • As in eminently : adv exceptionally; well
  • As in especially : adv exceptionally, particularly
  • As in exceedingly : adv very; exceptionally
  • As in extremely : adv greatly, intensely
  • As in greatly : adv considerably
  • As in highly : adv very, well
Example sentences :
  • How strikingly different is the course of profane and sacred history!
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
  • This principle is strikingly exemplified in military training.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various
  • The water is clear and cool, but its current is strikingly sluggish.
  • Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
  • The hair of an Indian is also strikingly different from that of the whites.
  • Extract from : « Chronicles of Border Warfare » by Alexander Scott Withers
  • It represented a man of about the age of forty, and strikingly handsome.
  • Extract from : « The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other Tales » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • This is strikingly exemplified in the career of the person with whom we now have to do.
  • Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 » by Various
  • But most strikingly was he confronted with an alteration in Dick.
  • Extract from : « The Flying Mercury » by Eleanor M. Ingram
  • As a piece of civic oratory this declaration is strikingly effective.
  • Extract from : « Notes on Life and Letters » by Joseph Conrad
  • This was most strikingly apparent in the poorer sections of the city.
  • Extract from : « Negro Migration during the War » by Emmett J. Scott
  • The crowd that vitalised the street was strikingly cosmopolitan.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service

Synonyms for strikingly

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