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Synonyms of hit

61 similar words · 4 opposite words

Another word for hit is beat. Other synonyms of hit are kick, strike, whip, pat and batter. The opposite of hit is block.

Synonyms and similar words for hit

verbTo administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.

  • beatTo hit; to strike.

verbTo kill a person, usually on the instructions of a third party.

verbTo attack.

verbTo have sex with.

  • bangTo engage in sexual intercourse.

verbTo inhale an amount of smoke from a narcotic substance, particularly marijuana.

verbTo work out.

verbMore synonyms

  • peltTo bombard (someone or something) with missiles.
  • thumpTo hit (someone or something) as if to make a thump.
  • do away with
  • whackTo hit, slap or strike.
  • fall upon
  • lay into
  • ram
  • smashTo hit extremely hard.
  • baste
  • batterTo hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
  • belabor
  • blow
  • boom-boom
  • buffet
  • butt
  • calcitrateTo kick.
  • cuffTo hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap.
  • dabTo strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust.
  • dashTo destroy by striking (against).
  • dowseTo use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.
  • feeze
  • fetch one a blow
  • flap
  • give tocoTo beat; to thrash.
  • kickTo strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
  • knockTo have sex with.
  • hammerTo hit particularly hard.
  • impact
  • lambasteTo give a thrashing to; to beat severely.
  • lunge
  • patter
  • patTo hit lightly and repeatedly with the flat of the hand to make smooth or flat.
  • pink
  • pokeTo penetrate in sexual intercourse.
  • pummelTo hit or strike heavily and repeatedly.
  • punchTo hit (a ball or similar object) with less than full force.
  • poundTo strike hard, usually repeatedly.
  • tapTo have sexual intercourse with (someone).
  • thrash
  • thwackTo hit (someone or something) hard, especially with a flat implement or a stick; to thrash, to whack.
  • rap
  • slam
  • slap
  • smackTo slap or hit someone.
  • spankTo hit very hard.
  • strikeTo hit.
  • swapTo hit, to strike.
  • whipTo hit with a whip.
  • yerk
  • jerk obsoleteTo beat, to hit.
  • lay on archaic
  • smite archaicTo hit; to strike.
  • swinge archaic
  • vapulate obsolete

Opposite of hit

verbTo manage to touch (a target) in the right place.

  • missTo fail to hit, catch, grasp, etc.

verbMore antonyms

  • blockTo hit with a block.

nounAntonym(s) of “success”.

Meaning of hit

  1. verb To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.
  2. verb To come into contact with forcefully and suddenly.
  3. verb To strike against something.

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Questions about synonyms of hit

What is another word for hit?
Hit has 61 synonyms on Word.ws, such as beat, kick, strike, whip, pat, batter, whack and pound.
What is the opposite of hit?
The opposite of hit is block. Other antonyms of hit are miss.
What does hit mean?
Hit means to administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hit (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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