striking, adj. 1. impressive, imposing, majestic, grand, august, awesome, awe-inspiring; wondrous, marvelous, stupendous, amazing, astounding, incredible; miraculous, fabulous, exceptional, out-of-the-ordinary, unusual, singular, unique; extraordinary, excellent, magnificent, Inf. great, superb, SI. bang-up, Inf smashing; splendid, wonderful, brilliant, dazzling, Brit. SI. ripping.
2. noticeable, conspicuous, obvious, evident; effective, forceful, impactful; blatant, obtrusive, flagrant, glaring, egregious; overt, visible, prominent, unconcealed, plain, unmistakable; clear, lucid, plain as day, plain as the nose on one's face, distinct, clear-cut, explicit.
3. attractive, good-looking, stunning, beautiful, gorgeous; handsome, comely, well-favored, well-groomed.
string, n. 1. cord, line, cable, rope, yarn, twine; thread, lace, catgut; braid, twist, ligament, strand, tendon; fiber, filament, tendril; chord, wire, gut, bowstring, piano wire; ribbon, strap, strip, thong.
2. necklace, riviere, band, strand, beads; gorget, car-canet, chaplet.
3. series, chain, range, concatenation, catenation, cantena; row, file, tier, column, queue, line, single file, Indian file; procession, train, stream, parade, cavalcade, motorcade, cortege, caravan, coffle.
4. strings Informal, limitations, conditions, qualifications, contingencies, stipulations; prerequisites, requirements, musts; terms, Inf. catches, SI. hookers, fine print; provisions, provisos, articles, conventions, clauses.
-v. 5. tie, bind, lash, leash, moor; fasten, secure, batten, pinion; tether, grapple, truss, strap, hitch, clinch.
6. link, concatenate, chain, string together, run together; connect, join, catenate; loop, hook, ring.
7. arrange, align, range, row, line, line up; file, rank, array, dispose, order; pose, marshal, set in line, deploy, enfilade.
8. suspend, sling, hang, drape, decorate, trim; adorn, ornament, festoon, garnish, array, deck, bedeck, embellish.
9. string along take in, deceive, bluff, fool, dupe, cozen; put [s.t.] over on, slip one over on, SI. horn-swoggle, trick, bamboozle; gull, pigeon, SI. snow, SI. buffalo, humbug, play [s.o.] false.
10. string out stretch, extend, elongate, outstretch, outreach, reach out; prolong, lengthen, protract, draw out, continue; stretch out, spin out, run out, let out.
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string up hang, noose, gibbet, neck, lynch; Inf. stretch, Inf. scrag, SI. let [s.o.] dangle, SI. make [s.o.] swing.
stringent, adj. 1. strict, severe, harsh, rigorous, tight, exacting, demanding, tough, rough; rigid, stiff, hard, inflexible, unflexible, uncompromising; unbend-able, unbending, unyielding, not giving an inch; fixed, set, firm, immovable, unalterable, unchangeable, unvarying, hard and fast, ironclad, absolute; oppressive, repressive, despotic, tyrannical, autocratic, dictatorial.