HITTING Synonyms: 180 Similar and Opposite Words

hitting

verb

present participle of hit

as in knocking

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 bumping

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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as in achieving

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

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Recent Examples of hitting Kay, meanwhile, rebounded after a first inning filled with traffic — two singles and hitting a batter with a pitch — to top his previous career high of 5 2/3 innings. —

Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026 As Kelsey Luderer rounded third base and headed home Thursday after hitting a game-tying home run that ignited Sherman Oaks Notre Dame to a 6-3 Division 1 softball playoff win over Anaheim Canyon, she was greeted by every teammate at the plate. —

Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026 This created a plasma that behaves like an oscillating mirror, and subsequent lasers hitting it are like hitting a mirror moving toward you at nearly the speed of light. —

Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026 Grossman and Erickson have blamed each other for hitting the boys. —

City News Service, Daily News, 14 May 2026 Two officers then returned fire, hitting the man. —

Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 14 May 2026 This will both ease you back into hitting and remind your brain and muscles about clubs, swings and distance. —

Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026 Riley McAndrew, hitting cleanup for the first time this season, then followed with a game-winning two-run home run. —

Dan Albano, Oc Register, 7 May 2026 Tire tread depth - Checking your tire tread before hitting the road is important, as low or no tread can lead to sliding. —

Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026

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Video posted online by Kol Haolam News shows the Honda backing up and then driving into the pair of double doors, knocking one door off its hinges.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
The puck had just slipped through Poehling’s skates when McNabb crunched Poehling into the boards, knocking him out for the rest of the game and prompting an official review.

— Eric Stephens, New York Times, 13 May 2026