MEGAHITS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

megahits

noun

plural of megahit

as in successes

a person or thing that is successful the band's latest album is a megahit

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Recent Examples of megahits Yes, there are all-time megahits like The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity, which made hundreds of millions. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 An easy comparison with the version available concurrently on PPOV showed the omission of Sidney Sweeney’s partial nudity in the steamy scenes that helped turn Paul Feig’s rebooting of the 1990s erotic thriller into one of the year’s megahits. — Gustavo Turner, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026 In the early part of the 20th Century, Lorenz Hart was the songwriting partner of Richard Rodgers, before the latter teamed up to write megahits with lyricist Oscar Hammerstein. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 11 Dec. 2025

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Noun

The back-to-back successes of Obsession and Backrooms have cracked Hollywood’s spine like a One-Wish Willow, sending producers into an online feeding frenzy.

— Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
Some are optimistic about the team's depth and potential, recalling past successes and expressing excitement for the current season.

— Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of successes

Noun

This gargantuan show is replete with Pollock's greatest hits, the giant, frozen dances of paint splashed on canvas that have become iconic.

— Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026
Among the rest of the cast, Bobby Cannavale scores as Arnold Dam, co-owner of the Moon Room, the place where Venus sound-alike Levity Love (Kether Donohue) performs covers of her hits.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of hits

Noun

The trade-deadline blockbusters and late-night deals all seemed at the time like the Sixers were swinging for the fences.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Four back-to-back blockbusters—One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, The China Syndrome, Romancing the Stone, Jewel of the Nile—had proven that.

— Michael Douglas, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

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