Leave and Strike

Opposite meaning words

Leave verb - To cause to remain behind.

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Strike is an antonym for leave.

Nearby Words: leaving, leaven, leaved, leaver

Strike verb - To refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet demands.

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Leave is an antonym for strike in make an impact topic.

Nearby Words: striking, striker, strikeout, striked, striken

good	good leave	good strike
complete	complete leave	complete strike
single	single leave	single strike
strong	strong leave	strong strike
Other adjectives: powerful, real, huge, general, final, extra, random, last, sudden, biggest.

character	leave character	strike character
people	leave people	strike people
children	leave children	strike children
area	leave area	strike area
Other words: place, time, way, earth, world, head, planet, anyone, player.

Pentagon planners feared a Soviet first strike would cripple their nuclear capability and leave them defenceless.

Source: Useful Notes / The Moscow Criterion
When Zuko turns his back to leave, Zhao dishonorably tries to strike from behind despite having already lost—confirming that he really is truly evil.

Source: Finish Him!
If you try to leave the island, no military air strike happens, but the invisible wall still keeps you from leaving.

Source: Invisible Wall

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