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strike a chord has 4 distinct synonyms spread across 2 of its 3 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. WordNet records no antonym for it — antonymy is a relation between word forms rather than concepts, so it is deliberately sparse.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
create an emotional response
“The music struck a chord with the listeners”
refer to or be relevant or familiar to
“I hope this message hits home!”
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for strike a chord come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.
evoke a reaction, response, or emotion
“this writer strikes a chord with young women”