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striated Synonyms

Another word for striated

Choosing another word for striated depends on context, so the synonyms and similar words below are separated across 2 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• adjective (Context 1)

Marked with parallel lines, grooves, furrows, or narrow bands of color or texture.

Usage Example

"The retreating glacier left behind smoothly polished bedrock with deeply striate surfaces."

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striate
Strong
striped
grooved
banded
streaked
furrowed
ridged
ribbed

• adjective (Context 2)

Designating muscle tissue, such as skeletal or cardiac muscle, composed of fibers marked by alternating light and dark transverse bands under a microscope.

Usage Example

"Skeletal movement relies on striped muscle fibers that contract rapidly under voluntary nervous control."

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striped

Opposites of striated

The opposite of striated shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

unstriated
smooth
unmarked
uniform
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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Striated. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/striated
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