Synonyms of hitting (on or upon)

hitting (on or upon)

verb

present participle of hit (on or upon)

as in finding

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• finding
• learning
• discovering
• locating
• finding out
• running down
• digging up
• routing (out)
• tracking (down)
• getting
• hunting (down or up)
• digging out
• turning up
• dredging (up)
• scouting (up)
• rooting (out)
• ferreting (out)
• determining
• detecting
• ascertaining
• scaring up
• nosing out
• rummaging
• looking for
• searching (for or out)
• descrying
• spotting
• sighting
• seeking
• espying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• passing over
• missing
• overlooking
• losing
• mislaying
• misplacing
• missetting
• mis-setting