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hit
noun as in strike, bump
noun as in entertainment success
verb as in strike
Strongest matches
bat, batter, beat, belt, blast, kick, knock, knock out, nail, pop, punch, slap, smack, whack
Strong matches
bang, bash, blitz, box, brain, buffet, bump, clap, clip, clobber, clout, club, crack, cudgel, cuff, dab, ding, flail, flax, flog, hammer, hook, jab, KO, lace, lambaste, larrup, lather, lob, pellet, pelt, percuss, pound, rap, sock, stone, swat, tap, thrash, thump, thwack, trash, uppercut, wallop, whang
Weak matches
give a black eye, knock around, let fly, let have it, ride roughshod
verb as in collide, bump into
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Example Sentences
The most recent issue contains detailed instructions for building car bombs, and the magazine frequently draws up hit-lists.
The big slug happened to hit the suspect in the street, passing through his arm and then striking Police Officer Andrew Dossi.
I was friends with her drummer from Sleater-Kinney, and I met Carrie, and we just hit it off.
We hit it off amazingly well, and started a real friendship.
They were the machine gun bullets coming from the ambush when my company got hit.
Many of us had been hit by the balls, but a bruise or a graze of the skin was the worst consequence that had ensued.
He shut his fist and hit Butterface a weak but well intended right-hander on the nose.
One of the men seemed pretty bad, being hit in the head and in the body.
He could hit upon no plan, and he couldn't muster confidence to turn in.
The Frenchman never withdrew his blade; but his very anxiety to make a hit was defeating itself.
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On this page you'll find 376 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to hit, such as: bat, blow, punch, shot, swing, and bang.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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