HIT Synonyms: 350 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb (1)

ˈhit

as in to knock

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner a good carpenter hits a nail just two or three times to drive it in

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as in to bump

to come into usually forceful contact with something when she fell on the ice, she hit hard and badly bruised her elbow

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miss
skirt

as in to achieve

to obtain (as a goal) through effort the rock band hit "the big time" with their third album

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hit

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noun

as in success

a person or thing that is successful the new babysitter turned out to be a hit with the kids

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as in blow

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument the quarterback can't take too many more hits like that and escape permanent injury

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hit (on or upon)

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verb (2)

as in to find

to come upon after searching, study, or effort the doctor finally hit on what was wrong with the pain-wracked woman

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hit (up)

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verb (3)

as in to ask

to make a request of she's always hitting me up for money

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hit (upon)

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verb (4)

as in to encounter

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance the popular belief that Sir Isaac Newton hit upon his understanding of gravity at the sight of an apple falling from a tree

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Verb

The ex-officer claimed that he was hit by a car in November 2022 and returned to work Jan. 3, 2023, according to WATN. —

Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2024 Israeli airstrikes hit targets to their north almost daily, with a growing absence of concern about Hezbollah’s response. —

Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 17 Sep. 2024

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In May 2023, the single hit No. 1 on the Mediabase chart. —

Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2024 Broadly Flat Overall Euston is a fabled British drama indie that was founded in 1971 and made hits including The Sweeney and Van der Valk in its early years. —

Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hit

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