Synonyms of hits (on or upon)

hits (on or upon)

verb

present tense third-person singular of hit (on or upon)

as in finds

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

the doctor finally hit on what was wrong with the pain-wracked woman

Synonyms & Similar Words

• finds
• learns
• discovers
• gets
• runs down
• turns up
• digs up
• locates
• digs out
• finds out
• hunts (down or up)
• tracks (down)
• roots (out)
• determines
• ascertains
• detects
• dredges (up)
• scouts (up)
• scares up
• rummages
• ferrets (out)
• noses out
• routs (out)
• descries
• looks for
• sights
• spots
• searches (for or out)
• seeks
• espies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• passes over
• misses
• overlooks
• loses
• mislays
• missets
• misplaces