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

But in all that time, across more than 100 successes and failures, no spacecraft has ever landed at the South Pole of the Moon.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent successes have also flipped the narrative on Tehran’s investment in the axis and its effectiveness.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of successes

Noun

As the extra player added to Atlanta’s roster for its doubleheader against the New York Mets in late July, Smith-Shawver, 23, went 4 1/3 innings, allowing two runs on four hits while striking out four batters.

— Jesús Cano, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
The Braves lost 10-3 as Holmes was charged six runs on six hits in 3-2/3 innings at Truist Park.

— Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of hits

Noun

In mid-August, the Hollywood blockbusters tend to clear out of movie theaters and smaller indie titles move in.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
The combined success of these blockbusters — not to mention the droves of smaller-scale films doing their part — has helped vault the domestic box office back to numbers many prognosticators thought were ancient history.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of blockbusters

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