Synonyms of strokes

strokes 1 of 2

noun

plural of stroke

as in swipes

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

all it took was one hard stroke to knock the ball out of the tree

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swipes
• blows
• punches
• thumps
• thuds
• slaps
• hits
• pounds
• whacks
• licks
• knocks
• spanks
• pokes
• smacks
• bangs
• beats
• clips
• claps
• slams
• swats
• lashes
• hooks
• hands
• chops
• stripes
• cuffs
• socks
• switches
• fillips
• thwacks
• whaps
• welts
• hacks
• bats
• belts
• dabs
• knees
• whams
• raps
• lickings
• biffs
• pelts
• haymakers
• kicks
• clouts
• buffets
• swings
• stingers
• slugs
• cracks
• bops
• beatings
• boxes
• plumps
• bashes
• smashes
• wallops
• picks
• whops
• busts
• douses
• counter-strokes
• larrups
• counterstrokes
• counter-blows
• lefts
• counterpunches
• shivers
• batterings
• thrashings
• counters
• rabbit punches
• counterblows
• uppercuts
• body blows
• right-handers
• sucker punches
• whippings
• rights
• knockdowns
• whips
• drubbings
• roundhouses
• pastings
• sidewinders
• bastinadoes
• crunchers
• wallopings
• one-twos
• KOs
• knockouts
• kayos
• bastinades

strokes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of stroke

1

as in caresses

to touch or handle in a tender or loving manner

the young mother gently stroked the sleeping child's brow and then leaned over and kissed him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• caresses
• pats
• loves
• hugs
• fondles
• pets
• gentles
• cradles
• spoons
• paws
• nuzzles
• snuggles
• cuddles
• massages
• necks
• kneads
• noses
• babies
• dandles
• bounces
• feels up
• enfolds
• bills
• canoodles
• nestles
• pampers
• embraces
• indulges
• spoils
• coddles
• mollycoddles

2

as in massages

to praise too much

a politician with a special gift for stroking fat-cat donors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• massages
• puffs
• praises
• commends
• applauds
• congratulates
• butters up
• overpraises
• soft-soaps
• flatters
• coaxes
• belauds
• adulates
• honeys
• cajoles
• sucks (up to)
• blarneys
• wheedles
• woos
• compliments
• fawns
• extolls
• kowtows
• hero-worships
• blandishes
• eulogizes
• sweet-talks
• idolizes
• felicitates
• extols
• ingratiates
• gushes
• worships
• romances
• toadies
• lauds
• slobbers
• courts
• endears
• slavers
• drools

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• puts down
• depreciates
• decries
• disparages
• belittles
• bad-mouths