Synonyms of hitting

hitting

verb

present participle of hit

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• knocking
• smacking
• slapping
• slamming
• punching
• banging
• whacking
• pounding
• striking
• clapping
• clipping
• swiping
• batting
• cracking
• kicking
• nailing
• bashing
• pushing
• tapping
• hammering
• thumping
• slugging
• swatting
• poking
• shoving
• licking
• jabbing
• flicking
• clobbering
• bopping
• boxing
• bobbing
• zapping
• thwacking
• smiting
• bludgeoning
• clouting
• socking
• chopping
• stabbing
• tagging
• bumping
• clocking
• belting
• busting
• rapping
• bonking
• pasting
• slogging
• stroking
• walloping
• biffing
• whaling
• beating
• pummeling
• battering
• slashing
• mauling
• hanging one on
• peppering
• pelting
• dumping
• mangling
• stamping
• lashing
• cuffing
• buffeting
• scuffing
• lambasting
• roughing
• whipping
• butting
• jostling
• prodding
• kneeing
• drubbing
• bunting
• pommeling
• switching
• flailing
• bunging
• lacing
• spearing
• creaming
• clubbing
• sapping
• felling
• decking
• leveling
• thrashing
• bowling (down or over)
• knocking down
• flogging
• cudgeling
• braining
• flooring
• conking
• caning
• sucker punching
• sledging
• skulling
• sledgehammering
• rabbit-punching
• beaning

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bumping
• slamming
• colliding
• banging
• smashing
• crashing
• knocking
• ramming
• impinging
• impacting
• thudding
• bashing
• swiping
• striking
• bouncing
• glancing
• scraping
• skipping
• contacting
• pushing
• rebounding
• landing
• ricocheting
• brushing
• touching
• sweeping
• kissing
• shaving
• skimming
• nudging
• grazing
• caroming
• clunking
• pressing
• jostling
• bulldozing
• muscling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• skirting

3

as in achieving

to obtain (as a goal) through effort

the rock band hit "the big time" with their third album

Synonyms & Similar Words

• achieving
• winning
• attaining
• gaining
• making
• scoring
• obtaining
• getting
• garnering
• logging
• securing
• landing
• capturing
• acquiring
• bagging
• realizing
• carrying
• procuring
• drawing
• tying
• approaching
• racking up
• ringing up
• clocking (up)
• touching
• matching
• chalking up
• notching (up)
• excelling
• equaling
• topping
• meeting
• amounting (to)
• surpassing
• rivaling
• beating
• outdoing
• measuring up (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• losing
• failing (at)
• falling short (of)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hitting

The national Democratic effort to defeat Collins kept going; now the party is spending millions on an ad hitting her for a ProPublica story about her links to a corrupt defense contractor. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Last year in Arizona, a motorcyclist was fatally injured after hitting a Waymo and being flung into the road. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

This causes the beam to either hit or stop hitting a dedicated photoelectric sensor, registering an input. — ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026

And Carolina made a concerted effort to find him, with quarterback Bryce Young hitting him twice for 22 yards in the Panthers’ first five offensive plays. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2026

Staring down the barrel of a 1-3 start with heavy-hitting teams on the back end of the schedule, Dallas needed to hit I-45 with a win on the way home. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026

Harris also singled in the third, coming up a home run short of hitting for the cycle. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

For the Yankees, could that mean starting the righty-hitting Paul Goldschmidt at first base? — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Followin much teasing, Oasis will embark on an additional 2027 tour hitting stops once again in the United Kingdom and United States, but also Europe, which was omitted during last year’s trot. — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026