Synonyms for hit

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verb

To strike
knock, beat, sock, slap, punch, punish, smite, thump, bump, hammer, strike down, bang, whack, thwack, jab, clap, tap, pat, dab, smack, kick at, pelt, flail, thrash, cuff, kick, rap, cudgel, clout, club, buffet, bat around, kick around, lay low, lash out at, not hold one's punches, hit at, hit out at, make a dent in, let have it, give a black eye, swing at, take a swing at, crack, squail, mug*, pop*, biff*, hook*, bash*, bob*, slug*, nail*, conk*, paste*, whomp*, nail one on*, let fly at*, box off*, ride roughshod over*, box the ears*, whang*, hang a mouse on*; see also knock out.
To bump against
jostle, butt, knock against, scrape, bump, run against, thump, collide with, bump into, meet head-on; see also crash 4.
To fire in time; said of an internal combustion motor
catch, respond, go, run, connect, function, hit on all fours*; see also operate 2.
In baseball, to hit safely
make a hit, single, double, triple, hit safe*, get on*, rip a single*, rip a double*, rip a triple*, blast one*, make a homer*; see also score 1.

noun

A blow
slap, rap, punch; see blow 1.
A popular success
favorite, achievement, masterstroke, bestseller, sleeper, platinum record, gold record, succÃ©s fou (French), sellout, smash*, knockout*; see also success 2.
In baseball, a batted ball that cannot be fielded
base hit, single, two-base hit, double, three-base hit, triple, home run, wallop*, bagger*, wham*; see also run 3, score 1.

modified

shot, struck, slugged, cuffed, slapped, smacked, pummeled, clouted, punched, boxed, slammed, knocked, beat, beaten, pounded, thrashed, spanked, banged, smashed, cudgeled, basted, slogged, smitten, tapped, rapped, whacked, thwacked, thumped, kicked, swatted*, mugged*, pasted*, plastered*, biffed*, binged*, poked*, rocked*, knocked out*; see also hurt.

Antonyms unhurt*, unscathed, untouched.

See hit in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II

verb

To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply:
bash, catch, clout, knock, pop¹, slam, slog, slug³, smash, smite, sock, strike, swat, thwack, whack, wham, whop. (Informal) biff, bop, clip¹, wallop. (Slang) belt, conk, paste. Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone. See attack, strike
To enter a person's mind:
occur, strike. Idiom: cross one's mind. See happen
(Informal)
To come upon, especially suddenly or unexpectedly:
catch, hit on (or upon), surprise, take. See surprise

phrasal verb
hit back

To return like for like, especially to return an unfriendly or hostile action with a similar one:

counter, reciprocate, retaliate, retort, strike back. See attack, forgiveness

phrasal verb
hit on or upon

To come upon, especially suddenly or unexpectedly:
catch, surprise, take. (Informal) hit. See surprise
(Informal)
To reach (a goal or objective):
arrive at, attain, come to, gain, get to. See start