Antonyms for hit
hɪthit

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1. hit

   Antonyms:
   fail, mischance, err, miss

   Synonyms:
   strike, succeed, chance, reach, hazard, mistake, touch

Matched Categories

1. • Affect
   • Approach
   • Arrive
   • Attack
   • Baseball
   • Come By
   • Contact
   • Dose
   • Feat
   • Move
   • Murder
   • Physics
   • Propel
   • Succeed
   • Success
   • Touch

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. hitnoun

   (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)

   "he came all the way around on Williams' hit"

   Antonyms:
   miss

   Synonyms:
   bang, smash, collision, hitting, strike, smasher, striking

2. hit, hitting, strikingnoun

   the act of contacting one thing with another

   "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"

   Antonyms:
   miss

   Synonyms:
   collision, striking, impinging, strike, bang, smash, contact, hitting, smasher

3. hit, smash, smasher, strike, bangnoun

   a conspicuous success

   "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang"

   Antonyms:
   miss

   Synonyms:
   charge, crash, belt, fringe, smash, beauty, knock, bam, strike, ten-strike, striking, clap, lulu, stunner, kick, looker, eruption, boot, sweetheart, smasher, flush, thrill, collision, work stoppage, ravisher, hitting, rap, tap, bash, blast, rush, overhead, bang, peach, mantrap, smash-up, dish, knockout

4. collision, hitnoun

   (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together

   "the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction"

   Antonyms:
   miss

   Synonyms:
   collision, striking, strike, bang, smash, hitting, smasher

5. hitnoun

   a dose of a narcotic drug

   Antonyms:
   miss

   Synonyms:
   bang, smash, collision, hitting, strike, smasher, striking

6. hitnoun

   a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate

   "it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit"

   Antonyms:
   miss

   Synonyms:
   bang, smash, collision, hitting, strike, smasher, striking

7. hitverb

   a connection made via the internet to another website

   "WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide"

   Antonyms:
   miss

   Synonyms:
   bang, smash, collision, hitting, strike, smasher, striking

8. hitverb

   cause to move by striking

   "hit a ball"

   Antonyms:
   miss

   Synonyms:
   score, rack up, bump off, shoot, gain, reach, pip, dispatch, remove, run into, polish off, slay, impinge on, off, murder, collide with, tally, attain, strike, arrive at, come to, make, stumble

9. hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide withverb

   hit against; come into sudden contact with

   "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"

   Antonyms:
   miss

   Synonyms:
   chance upon, shoot, excise, dispatch, butt against, move, arrive at, strickle, attain, chance on, reach, take, fall upon, meet, strike, score, knock against, make, off, polish off, pip, assume, mint, collide with, coin, gain, encounter, fall, walk out, impinge on, affect, run into, scratch, happen upon, stumble, slay, run across, shine, jar against, murder, rack up, tally, impress, bump into, come across, take up, come to, expunge, come upon, light upon, see, discover, bump off, remove

10. hitverb

    deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument

    "He hit her hard in the face"

    Antonyms:
    miss

    Synonyms:
    score, rack up, bump off, shoot, gain, reach, pip, dispatch, remove, run into, polish off, slay, impinge on, off, murder, collide with, tally, attain, strike, arrive at, come to, make, stumble

11. reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gainverb

    reach a destination, either real or abstract

    "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"

    Antonyms:
    miss

    Synonyms:
    wee-wee, take, put on, micturate, bring in, construct, chance on, come upon, draw, stool, cook, have, piddle, hold, chance upon, piss, polish off, constitute, run into, remove, discover, light upon, do, reach, earn, make believe, contact, collide with, get to, shit, hand, defecate, lay down, name, pass water, off, stimulate, make headway, progress to, create, crap, derive, take a shit, pretend, make water, gain, ready, gather, strive, establish, extend to, realize, make up, strike, get through, dispatch, accomplish, give, attain, relieve oneself, pull in, wee, induce, form, pee, benefit, make, strain, ca-ca, pull ahead, get, prepare, bump off, murder, advance, profit, take in, come across, get ahead, score, stumble, build, shoot, turn over, throw, slay, arrive at, pee-pee, tally, impinge on, reach out, spend a penny, pip, fall upon, pass, puddle, take a crap, rack up, clear, produce, gain ground, nominate, acquire, achieve, come to, take a leak, touch, win, happen upon, get hold of, cause, urinate, work, fix, realise, seduce, pass on

12. hit, strikeverb

    affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely

    "We were hit by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at midnight"

    Antonyms:
    miss

    Synonyms:
    chance upon, shoot, excise, dispatch, move, arrive at, strickle, attain, chance on, reach, take, fall upon, strike, score, make, off, polish off, pip, assume, mint, collide with, coin, gain, fall, walk out, impinge on, affect, run into, scratch, happen upon, stumble, slay, shine, murder, rack up, tally, impress, come across, take up, come to, expunge, come upon, light upon, discover, bump off, remove

13. shoot, hit, pipverb

    hit with a missile from a weapon

    Antonyms:
    miss

    Synonyms:
    shoot, whip, dispatch, scud, sprout, arrive at, attain, film, snap, reach, take, pullulate, strike, score, bourgeon, make, polish off, collide with, buck, gain, shoot down, mop up, fool away, fritter, off, impinge on, dissipate, dart, frivol away, run into, burgeon forth, stumble, worst, slay, scoot, fritter away, charge, inject, germinate, murder, rack up, tally, fool, photograph, come to, tear, dash, spud, flash, pip, bump off, remove, blast

14. stumble, hitverb

    encounter by chance

    "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"

    Antonyms:
    miss

    Synonyms:
    pip, rack up, bump off, tally, shoot, gain, reach, dispatch, trip up, remove, falter, polish off, attain, run into, collide with, impinge on, off, score, slip up, murder, trip, bumble, strike, slay, arrive at, come to, make, stumble

15. score, hit, tally, rack upverb

    gain points in a game

    "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"

    Antonyms:
    miss

    Synonyms:
    tot, shoot, whip, dispatch, tote up, mark, sum up, arrive at, add, attain, seduce, match, nock, fit, add up, strike, sum, score, make, polish off, grade, agree, collide with, gain, tot up, mop up, off, impinge on, chalk up, run into, stumble, worst, slay, gibe, murder, rack up, tally, reach, correspond, come to, add together, jibe, total, summate, pip, bump off, remove, check

16. hit, strike, come toverb

    cause to experience suddenly

    "Panic struck me"; "An interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"; "The thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck with fear"

    Antonyms:
    miss

    Synonyms:
    touch, chance upon, resuscitate, shoot, excise, dispatch, move, arrive at, strickle, attain, pertain, chance on, concern, reach, take, fall upon, refer, strike, score, make, off, revive, polish off, pip, assume, mint, collide with, coin, gain, fall, walk out, impinge on, touch on, affect, run into, scratch, happen upon, stumble, slay, relate, shine, bear on, murder, rack up, tally, impress, come across, take up, come to, have-to doe with, expunge, come upon, light upon, discover, bump off, remove

17. strike, hitverb

    make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target

    "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2"

    Antonyms:
    miss

    Synonyms:
    chance upon, shoot, excise, dispatch, move, arrive at, attain, chance on, off, reach, take, fall upon, strike, score, rack up, make, assume, polish off, pip, collide with, coin, gain, fall, walk out, impinge on, shine, affect, run into, scratch, happen upon, stumble, bump off, slay, come across, mint, strickle, tally, impress, come to, expunge, come upon, light upon, murder, take up, discover, remove

18. murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, removeverb

    kill intentionally and with premeditation

    "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"

    Antonyms:
    miss

    Synonyms:
    shoot, dispatch, despatch, complete, wrap up, arrive at, transfer, attain, send off, finish up, reach, eat up, take out, move out, get rid of, strike, score, finish, make, polish off, collide with, gain, mangle, withdraw, tally, off, finish off, absent, run into, stumble, slay, impinge on, clear up, murder, rack up, mutilate, mop up, discharge, come to, take away, take, pip, get through, bump off, remove

19. hit, strikeverb

    drive something violently into a location

    "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling"

    Antonyms:
    miss

    Synonyms:
    chance upon, shoot, excise, dispatch, move, arrive at, strickle, attain, chance on, reach, take, fall upon, strike, score, make, off, polish off, pip, assume, mint, collide with, coin, gain, fall, walk out, impinge on, affect, run into, scratch, happen upon, stumble, slay, shine, murder, rack up, tally, impress, come across, take up, come to, expunge, come upon, light upon, discover, bump off, remove

20. reach, hit, attainverb

    reach a point in time, or a certain state or level

    "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour"

    Antonyms:
    miss

    Synonyms:
    touch, chance upon, shoot, strive, dispatch, progress to, rack up, pass on, attain, achieve, reach, light upon, fall upon, strike, arrive at, score, get hold of, make, get to, polish off, pip, collide with, gain, off, impinge on, give, slay, run into, happen upon, stumble, pass, come across, reach out, murder, tally, turn over, accomplish, contact, come to, strain, come upon, extend to, chance on, get through, bump off, remove, hand, discover

21. strike, hitverb

    produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically

    "The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"; "her comments struck a sour note"

    Antonyms:
    miss

    Synonyms:
    chance upon, shoot, excise, dispatch, move, arrive at, attain, chance on, off, reach, take, fall upon, strike, score, rack up, make, assume, polish off, pip, collide with, coin, gain, fall, walk out, impinge on, shine, affect, run into, scratch, happen upon, stumble, bump off, slay, come across, mint, strickle, tally, impress, come to, expunge, come upon, light upon, murder, take up, discover, remove

22. hitverb

    consume to excess

    "hit the bottle"

    Antonyms:
    miss

    Synonyms:
    score, rack up, bump off, shoot, gain, reach, pip, dispatch, remove, run into, polish off, slay, impinge on, off, murder, collide with, tally, attain, strike, arrive at, come to, make, stumble

23. hitverb

    hit the intended target or goal

    Antonyms:
    miss

    Synonyms:
    score, rack up, bump off, shoot, gain, reach, pip, dispatch, remove, run into, polish off, slay, impinge on, off, murder, collide with, tally, attain, strike, arrive at, come to, make, stumble

24. hitverb

    pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to

    "He tries to hit on women in bars"

    Antonyms:
    miss

    Synonyms:
    score, rack up, bump off, shoot, gain, reach, pip, dispatch, remove, run into, polish off, slay, impinge on, off, murder, collide with, tally, attain, strike, arrive at, come to, make, stumble

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1. hitverb

   Synonyms:
   smite, buffet, strike

How to use hit in a sentence?

1. Chrissy Abbott:

   Every time he broke or hit on the brakes, I would slam forward and then he'd start driving again, slam back the other way, i felt less than human, the way they treated you.

2. Joan Donovan:

   Usually these companies do fly in a flock and whoever makes the first movements, other companies do tend to try to, in succession, follow behind because the initial company takes the biggest media hit and then the rest of them do n’t suffer the reputational hit of being the first technology company to make a decision.

3. Scott Steiner:

   We've been standing up our command center for quite some time, waiting for this... for coronavirus to hit the United States we have been overbuying supplies, but until it truly does, you don't quite realize what you're going to be going through.

4. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo:

   New York, the hardest-hit state in the nation with more than 320,000 cases, is allowingactivities to occur in the states marinas and boatyards. On Wednesday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo noted that nearly 1,300 COVID-19 patients that were admitted to hospitals in the last few days were from people out of the workforce and abiding by stay-at-home orders. Overwhelmingly, the people were at home.

5. Jimmy Butler:

   This league is very humbling, it’s fragile, and just as soon as you think you’re good and you’re high on yourself, you get hit like this.

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