What is another word for hit?

Synonyms for hit
hɪthit

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. hit

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

    Antonyms:
    fail, mischance, err, miss

Princeton's WordNet4.0 / 1 vote

  1. hitnoun

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

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

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

    Antonyms:
    miss

  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"

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

    Antonyms:
    miss

  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"

    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

    Antonyms:
    miss

  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"

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

    Antonyms:
    miss

  5. hitnoun

    a dose of a narcotic drug

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

    Antonyms:
    miss

  6. hitnoun

    a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate

    "it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit"

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

    Antonyms:
    miss

  7. hitverb

    a connection made via the internet to another website

    "WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide"

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

    Antonyms:
    miss

  8. hitverb

    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, stumble

    Antonyms:
    miss

  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"

    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

    Antonyms:
    miss

  10. hitverb

    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, stumble

    Antonyms:
    miss

  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"

    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

    Antonyms:
    miss

  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"

    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

    Antonyms:
    miss

  13. shoot, hit, pipverb

    hit with a missile from a weapon

    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

    Antonyms:
    miss

  14. stumble, hitverb

    encounter by chance

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

    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

    Antonyms:
    miss

  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"

    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

    Antonyms:
    miss

  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"

    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

    Antonyms:
    miss

  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"

    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

    Antonyms:
    miss

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

    kill intentionally and with premeditation

    "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"

    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

    Antonyms:
    miss

  19. hit, 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, remove

    Antonyms:
    miss

  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"

    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

    Antonyms:
    miss

  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"

    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

    Antonyms:
    miss

  22. hitverb

    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, stumble

    Antonyms:
    miss

  23. hitverb

    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, stumble

    Antonyms:
    miss

  24. hitverb

    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, stumble

    Antonyms:
    miss

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. beaten to death

    to beat until dead

    the king was beaten to death with a hammer by a slave

    Submitted by cj_t on July 9, 2023  
  2. conked

    i conked (hit) the alligator on the head

    Submitted by rinat on August 20, 2019  
  3. smackedverb

    forced against something

    jubie was hit on the head.

    Submitted by dim862674 on November 15, 2021  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. hitverb

    Synonyms:
    strike, strike against

  2. hitverb

    Synonyms:
    attain, reach, gain, win, secure

  3. hitverb

    Synonyms:
    suit, accord with, be conformable to, be suitable to

  4. hitverb

    Synonyms:
    clash, collide, come in contact, strike together

  5. hitverb

    Synonyms:
    succeed, be successful, be crowned with success, come off successful, carry the point, gain the point

  6. hitnoun

    Synonyms:
    stroke, blow, collision

  7. hitnoun

    Synonyms:
    chance, venture, fortune, hazard

  8. hitnoun

    Synonyms:
    happy remark, apt expression

  9. hitnoun

    Synonyms:
    lucky venture

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. hitverb

    Synonyms:
    smite, buffet, strike

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  1. HIT

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How to use hit in a sentence?

  1. Carly Fiorina:

    But this is what the liberal media always does, it attacks the messenger trying to avoid the message. Here is the message: It is factually true that women have been hit very hard by progressive policies.

  2. Rita Linkner:

    Oral vitamin A basically shuts down your sebaceous glands. If you suppress [them] for a long enough period, you can cure someone of their acne, and about 50 percent do hit that cure rate.

  3. Brad Whiteis:

    But then it kind of hit me how powerful it was, he just started learning how to pray at church. But he only has prayed a few times, for toys or to win a video game, so this prayer was different.

  4. Federated Prudent Bear Fund:

    Energy has gotten hit so hard, we are not shorting it in a dramatically greater proportion to the overall market, our energy short exposure is basically in select pipelines and oil field services companies.

  5. Darren Criss:

    I was hit extremely hard by it because unlike a lot of other recreations on television it was not done on a soundstage, those were the stairs [of his actual house], that was the gate. It’s public access. You can walk right up to it. They have such weight, especially in the context of our story. Being dressed as Andrew was, being a beautiful Miami day.


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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