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Synonyms for hit
hɪthit
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Princeton's WordNet
hitnoun
(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
"he came all the way around on Williams' hit"
Synonyms:
bang, smash, collision, hitting, strike, smasher, strikingAntonyms:
misshit, hitting, strikingnoun
the act of contacting one thing with another
"repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"
Synonyms:
collision, striking, impinging, strike, bang, smash, contact, hitting, smasherAntonyms:
misshit, 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"
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, knockoutAntonyms:
misscollision, 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"
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collision, striking, strike, bang, smash, hitting, smasherAntonyms:
misshitnoun
a dose of a narcotic drug
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bang, smash, collision, hitting, strike, smasher, strikingAntonyms:
misshitnoun
a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
"it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit"
Synonyms:
bang, smash, collision, hitting, strike, smasher, strikingAntonyms:
misshitverb
a connection made via the internet to another website
"WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide"
Synonyms:
bang, smash, collision, hitting, strike, smasher, strikingAntonyms:
misshitverb
cause to move by striking
"hit a ball"
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, stumbleAntonyms:
misshit, 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"
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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, removeAntonyms:
misshitverb
deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
"He hit her hard in the face"
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, stumbleAntonyms:
missreach, 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"
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 onAntonyms:
misshit, 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"
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, removeAntonyms:
missshoot, hit, pipverb
hit with a missile from a weapon
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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, blastAntonyms:
missstumble, hitverb
encounter by chance
"I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"
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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, stumbleAntonyms:
missscore, 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"
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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, checkAntonyms:
misshit, 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"
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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, removeAntonyms:
missstrike, 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"
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, removeAntonyms:
missmurder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, removeverb
kill intentionally and with premeditation
"The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
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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, removeAntonyms:
misshit, strikeverb
drive something violently into a location
"he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling"
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, removeAntonyms:
missreach, 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"
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, discoverAntonyms:
missstrike, 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"
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, removeAntonyms:
misshitverb
consume to excess
"hit the bottle"
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, stumbleAntonyms:
misshitverb
hit the intended target or goal
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, stumbleAntonyms:
misshitverb
pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
"He tries to hit on women in bars"
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, stumbleAntonyms:
miss
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
hitverb
Synonyms:
strike, strike againsthitverb
hitverb
Synonyms:
suit, accord with, be conformable to, be suitable tohitverb
Synonyms:
clash, collide, come in contact, strike togetherhitverb
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succeed, be successful, be crowned with success, come off successful, carry the point, gain the pointhitnoun
hitnoun
hitnoun
Synonyms:
happy remark, apt expressionhitnoun
Synonyms:
lucky venture
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "hit":
struck, affected, beaten, heet, hits, hitting, knock, touched, knocked, punched, strike, rocked, slugged, jolted, striking, reached, beat, touch, touché, punch, collided, befallen, goafter, afflicted, rammed, sideswiped, impacted, pounded, attacking, jolts, strucked, shook, blow, beating, kicked, stricken, slapped, hurt, spilled, bombed
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How to use hit in a sentence?
If I got hit with something like that, you know, that’s something that’s huge, you never know how someone is going to respond and how they’re going to deal with something that happened. But he was at practice today and had huge energy. A lot of energy controlling the offense just like he normally does.
Remember, this isn’t the first time Sony has been brought to its knees by a hacker group. In 2011, hackers took down Sony’s PlayStation Network for 23 days, sony Pictures has royally P.O.’d someone, and if they make it their mission to sink Sony, it’s possible they could do it. A company of their size can withstand this type of hit once, but not three, four, five times in a row.
I wanted to change the rhythm of the game, I wanted to give us some energy, i tried to make a hard foul. Did I hit Cameron Payne ? I didn't know. I say sorry if I did because I didn't want to injure Cameron Payne or hit Cameron Payne in the head on purpose.
He was using a rock as a tool. ... He hit the window five times, the exhibit was unique in the sense that the pond came right up to you, allowing you to be within inches of bears.
That's the only regret I have, because in the car was a woman and children. I am glad none of them got hit, i probably couldn't live with myself if I hit the woman and child. I had no intentions of hurting women and children.
Translations for hit
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- ضربArabic
- ўдара́ць, ўда́рыць, біць, пабі́цьBelarusian
- у́дрям, улучвам, удрям, би́я, хит, шла́гер, ударBulgarian
- আঘাত করাBengali
- colpejar, encertar, xocar, pegar, batre, èxit, copCatalan, Valencian
- udeřit, uhodit, trefit, praštit, hit, rána, úderCzech
- битиOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- taroWelsh
- slåDanish
- knallen, abschlagen, schlagen, treffen, stoßen, morden, Hit, Treffer, Schlag, Erfolg, Hieb, Anschlag, Schlager, StoßGerman
- χτυπώGreek
- bati, frapi, trafi, bato, frapoEsperanto
- dar, batir, acertar, pegar, chocar, golpear, golpe, acierto, éxitoSpanish
- joBasque
- زدن, ضربه, نتیجهPersian
- mennä, kärsiä, käydä, vaikeuttaa, haitata, iskeä, tappaa, tulla, pistäytyä, murhata, lyödä, vahingoittaa, annos, lyönti, isku, hitti, menestys, satsiFinnish
- hittFaroese
- frapper, se taper, toucher, battre, coup sûr, hit, contrat, coup, taffe, frappe, tube, boufféeFrench
- aimsighIrish
- buail, buille, beum, bualadhScottish Gaelic
- bater, golpearGalician
- ard-speeideilysManx
- הרביץ, פגע, מכהHebrew
- मारनाHindi
- üt, slágerHungarian
- հարվածել, խփել, հարվածArmenian
- frapar, frapoIdo
- battere, picchiare, colpireItalian
- 当てる, 叩く, 打つ, ヒット, 安打Japanese
- რტყმა, დარტყმაGeorgian
- соғу, ұруKazakh
- វាយKhmer
- 치다Korean
- pello, battuoLatin
- ຕີLao
- smūgisLithuanian
- sist, sitiensLatvian
- бие, удираMacedonian
- ရိုက်Burmese
- treffen, raken, slaan, aanslag, hit, slag, stootDutch
- treffe, slå, ramme, hit, slager, skudd, slag, anslagNorwegian
- uderzać, uderzyć, uderzenie, przebój, hitPolish
- bater, atingir, colidir, apagar, golpear, chocar-se, acertar, sucesso, assassínio, acerto, hit, golpe, batida, ataque, assassinatoPortuguese
- maqayQuechua
- batter, pitgar, freida, frida, cuolpRomansh
- bate, lovi, lovitură, șlagărRomanian
- поби́ть, стуча́ть, ударяться, уда́рить, бить, ударя́ть, сту́кнуть, удариться, шля́гер, уда́р, хитRussian
- bȉti, zabiti, udariti, opizditiSerbo-Croatian
- udrieť, biť, úderSlovak
- udariti, bítiSlovene
- träffa, slå, hit, slagSwedish
- заданTajik
- ตีThai
- vurmakTurkish
- вда́рити, вдаря́ти, би́тиUkrainian
- مارناUrdu
- đánh, đậpVietnamese
- flapön, leflapön, leflap, flapVolapük
- 击中Chinese
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