hard-hitting

adjective

hard-hit·​ting ˈhärd-ˈhi-tiŋ 

: strikingly effective in force or result

a hard-hitting exposé

plain hard-hitting English

Examples of hard-hitting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Defensively, Eastern Hills is physical, hard-hitting and quick. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026

All Elite Wrestling’s (AEW) first Clockwork Carnage is shaping up to be a hard-hitting affair. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Skillet’s newest songs are on After the Storm, a hard-hitting heavy metal EP to be released October 2. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 8 Oct. 2026

The Michigan Advance is a hard-hitting, nonprofit news site covering politics and policy across the state. — Amber Bellazaire, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hard-hitting

• acquitting
• admitting
• befitting
• committing
• emitting
• omitting
• outfitting
• outwitting
• permitting
• refitting
• remitting
• submitting