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streak


These are words and phrases related to streak. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of streak.

TO MOVE FAST


Bullets streaked across the sky.

Synonyms and examples


speed
He ran back to his car and sped off.
race
She raced over and hugged me.
fly
She flew across the room just in time to stop the baby falling off the chair.
belt
UKinformal
Traffic was belting along the motorway.
tear
informal
A fire truck came tearing down the road.
hurtle
Imagine a huge asteroid hurtling through space.
career
The truck careered off the road into a waterlogged ditch.
careen
mainly US
The car careened out of control.
bolt
She bolted up from her chair.
shoot
He shot out of the car and into the house.
spring
Everyone will think you sprang out of bed looking that good.
dive
Seeing an open door she dived out and ran up the road.
jump
He expects me to jump up and help every time he's got a problem.
hurry
I hurried away before they could change their minds.
rush
Doctors rushed in and out all day.
dash
At 10am I dashed off to get my plane.
hotfoot it
informal
When I got the call, I hotfooted it back home.
stride
He strode into the classroom and banged his books down on the desk.
march
"Now I'm going home," she said, marching off.
charge
He charged into our office demanding to see the boss.
sail
She sailed through the crowded ballroom.
like the clappers
UKinformalold-fashioned
His little legs were going like the clappers.
go hell for leather
informalold-fashioned
There's a temptation to go hell for leather with the sit-ups.
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fast
quick
prompt
speedy
swift
hasty
hurried
brisk
rapid
expeditious
formal
high-speed
quickly
swiftly
briskly
precipitously
apace
formal or literary
in a flash
informal
at breakneck speed
in the twinkling of an eye
old-fashioned
speed up
pick up speed
gain speed
gather speed
accelerate
up the pace
informal
expedite
formal
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If someone or something moves at a high speed or happens in a short amount of time, you can call that person or thing fast. Things that happen or are done at a fast speed are also described as fast. You can also talk about moving fast, or getting faster.

A MARK ON SOMETHING


There was a streak of dirt on her arm.

Synonyms and examples


mark
The backs of the chairs have left marks on the wall.
stain
She had grass stains on her white jeans.
smear
He had smears of tomato ketchup on his shirt.
smudge
No matter how often I wash my hands, I leave smudges all over my phone's screen.
blotch
He had blotches all over his face.
speck
She looked through the old camera lens and saw specks of dust.
fleck
There were a few flecks of paint on the window.
spot
He had some grease spots on his tie.
bloodstain
Bloodstains are difficult to get out of fabric.
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A small area on the surface of something that is damaged or dirty is called a mark.

streak | American Thesaurus


streak


noun
These are words and phrases related to streak. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of streak.
You have a streak of paint on your forehead.

Synonyms


long smear
line
stripe
strip
bar
band
smudge
loosely
blotch
loosely
splotch
loosely
smirch
loosely
blur
loosely
daub
loosely
blot
loosely
There are streaks of ore in the mountain.

Synonyms


layer
portion
vein
lode
bed
seam
level
stratum
plane
He has a mean streak.

Synonyms


vein
cast
strain
touch

streak


verb
The winning horse streaked past the finish line.

Synonyms


race
speed
rush
hurtle
whiz
tear
zoom
dart
dash
fly

Antonyms


creep
crawl
go at a snail's pace
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