Words / C1

STRYK-ing/ˈstraɪkɪŋ/

Striking means very noticeable or unusual: a striking contrast, striking results. Noticeable is everyday; remarkable is a cousin; striking workers are on strike — a second sense. Do not let a cover photograph outshine an empty n.

Meaning

Very noticeable or unusual, in a way that attracts attention.

Examples

• “The striking gap was an empty n, not the cover photograph.”
• “Noticeable is everyday. Dramatic can be inflated. A strike (noun/verb) is industrial action. Eye-catching is design-speak. The number that is missing is the finding. Crop the hero image; keep the cell.”

Good to know

Very noticeable. Everyday: noticeable. Close: remarkable. Other sense: on strike. A photo is not the gap.

Near in meaning

noticeable

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