Synonyms of hack it

hack it

phrase

as in make it

to reach a desired level of accomplishment

a skilled home cook who nonetheless couldn't hack it as a restaurant chef

Synonyms & Similar Words

• make it
• flourish
• succeed
• cut it
• arrive
• thrive
• get ahead
• get somewhere
• get there
• prosper
• make the grade
• make good
• cut the mustard
• hit it big
• excel
• win
• make one's mark
• come into one's own
• triumph
• prevail

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fail
• struggle
• flounder

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hack it

More than a golf course Of course, those hacking it up on the course are only half the story. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

Now Perella Weinberg, founded by M&A royalty Joe Perella and Peter Weinberg, is in talks to sell to Piper Sandler, which was itself formed by the 2019 merger of two boutiques that couldn’t hack it alone. — semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026

James and Odie, both injured, have to hack it out and hike through some seriously treacherous terrain. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026

But in college, at Memphis, Tigers coach Charles Huff hacked it before the Rams claimed to do so. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026