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hit (on or upon)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of hit (on or upon)

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

the doctor finally hit on what was wrong with the pain-wracked woman

Synonyms of hit (on or upon)

ascertain, descry, detect, determine, dig out, dig up, discover, dredge (up), ferret (out), find, find out, get, hunt (down or up), learn, locate, nose out, root (out), rout (out), rummage, run down, scare up, scout (up), track (down), turn up

Words Related to hit (on or upon)

espy, sight, spot

look for, search (for or out), seek

Near Antonyms of hit (on or upon)

lose, mislay, misplace, misset

Antonyms of hit (on or upon)

miss, overlook, pass over

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