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Hit

🔄 Synonyms of "Hit"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
strikenoun	(transitive, sometimes with out or through) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
attainverb	(transitive) To gain (an object or desired result).
bangnoun	A sudden percussive noise.
stumbleverb	(intransitive) To trip or fall; to walk clumsily.
reachverb	(intransitive) To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).
scorenoun	The total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant in a game.
encounternoun	(transitive) To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.
chancenoun	(countable) An opportunity or possibility.
strikingnoun	Making a strong impression.
makeverb	(transitive) To create.
dispatchnoun	(transitive) To send (a shipment) with promptness.
smashverb	(colloquial) Something very successful or popular (as music, food, fashion, etc).
shootverb	To launch (forcefully project) a projectile.
findverb	(transitive) To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.
removeverb	(transitive) To delete.
tallynoun	(by extension) One of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which corresponding accounts were kept.
happenverb	(intransitive) To occur or take place.
pipnoun	Any of various respiratory diseases in birds, especially infectious coryza.
murdernoun	(uncountable) The crime of killing a person unlawfully, especially with predetermination.
collisionnoun	(physics) Any event in which two or more bodies exert forces on each other in a relatively short time. In a collision, physical contact of two bodies is not necessary.
bump offverb	(chiefly US, idiomatic) To kill, especially to murder.
impinge onverb	hit against; come into sudden contact with
come toverb	(transitive) To total; to amount to.
collide withverb	hit against; come into sudden contact with
hittingnoun	A series of hits or blows directed at a person or object.

↔️ Antonyms of "Hit"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
missnoun	(transitive) To become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret; to feel sadness at the absence of somebody or something.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hit"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
smashverb	(transitive) To break (something brittle) violently.
bangverb	(intransitive) To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.
strikingnoun	Making a strong impression.
bumpverb	To knock against or run into with a jolt.
collisionnoun	(physics) Any event in which two or more bodies exert forces on each other in a relatively short time. In a collision, physical contact of two bodies is not necessary.
run intoverb	(intransitive but with prepositional object, by extension) To unexpectedly encounter or meet someone or something (literally or figuratively).
dispatchverb	(transitive) To send (a shipment) with promptness.
bump offverb	(chiefly US, idiomatic) To kill, especially to murder.
slayverb	(ambitransitive, chiefly African-American Vernacular and LGBTQ slang) To amaze, stun, or otherwise incapacitate by excellence; to excel at something.
stumbleverb	(intransitive) To trip or fall; to walk clumsily.
murderverb	To illegally kill (a person or persons) with intent, especially with predetermination
come toverb	(transitive) To total; to amount to.
removeverb	(transitive) To delete.
reachverb	(intransitive) To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).
shootverb	To launch (forcefully project) a projectile.
encounterverb	(transitive) To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.
polish offverb	(idiomatic) To finish completely, especially a food (polish the plate with one's tongue) or liquor.
arrive atverb	To reach (a destination)
attainverb	(transitive) To gain (an object or desired result).
gainverb	(intransitive) To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress.