HITTING Synonyms: 180 Similar and Opposite Words

hitting

verb

present participle of hit

as in knocking

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner a good carpenter hits a nail just two or three times to drive it in

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as in bumping

to come into usually forceful contact with something when she fell on the ice, she hit hard and badly bruised her elbow

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as in achieving

to obtain (as a goal) through effort the rock band hit "the big time" with their third album

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Recent Examples of hitting Rest of starters Tristan da Silva opened by hitting his first 3-pointer and made all four of his first-half free throws to reach 11 points by the break. —

Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026 The surge is also hitting refinance demand, not just purchases, as higher rates have reversed activity that had briefly improved earlier in the month. —

Jake Angelo, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026 The National Cherry Blossom Festival held its opening ceremony last weekend, but now the annual celebration is hitting high gear. —

Adele Chapin, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2026 Or will the promise of new promotions, new visiting teams and an exciting power-hitting squad in green and gold keep things crisp as the infield grass on a spring morning? —

Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026 Leonard extended his 20-point streak to 49 straight games with 27 points on 9-of-19 shooting, welcoming hand slaps from teammates after hitting his second 3-pointer late in the game. —

Janis Carr, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026 The Chancellors slowly chipped away in the first set until a hitting error by the Highlanders gave Chatsworth a 22-21 edge. —

Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026 The Yankees scored seven runs without hitting a single home run. —

Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026 After hitting 11 of their first 17 attempts, the Bison finished 14 of 29. —

CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026

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Things got worse for the Wild a few shifts later when Spurgeon foiled a Florida rush to the Minnesota net, but went down at full speed and slid hard into the goalpost, knocking the net off the moorings.

— Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2026
The level 3 out of 5, or the area with numerous severe thunderstorms, is literally knocking on the door.

— Ray Petelin, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026