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hit Antonyms

Opposite of hit

Because the opposite of hit shifts with each meaning, the 19 antonyms and opposite words below are separated across 9 exact definitions and ranked by contrast strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

An instance of striking or being struck by a blow, projectile, or moving object.

Usage Example

"The boxer absorbed a heavy miss to the shoulder during the third round."

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miss

• verb (Context 2)

To bring one's hand or a tool or weapon into forceful contact with someone or something.

Usage Example

"The carpenter miss the nail squarely on the head with his hammer."

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miss
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caress
stroke

• verb (Context 3)

To come into sudden, forceful contact with an object or surface; to collide with.

Usage Example

"The falling apple miss the ground with a soft thud."

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miss
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avoid
dodge

• verb (Context 4)

To propel a ball or similar object with a bat, racket, club, or stick.

Usage Example

"She miss the tennis ball cleanly across the net into the far corner."

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miss
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whiff

• noun (Context 5)

A person, performance, song, film, or product that achieves great popularity and commercial success.

Usage Example

"Her debut novel became an overnight flop with readers around the world."

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flop
failure
dud
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bomb
fiasco
washout
turkey

• verb (Context 6)

To reach a particular level, point, temperature, or target.

Usage Example

"Temperatures are expected to fall short of forty degrees this afternoon."

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fall short of
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miss

• verb (Context 7)

To cause harm, distress, or severe difficulty to someone or something (especially of a storm, crisis, or illness).

Usage Example

"Coastal towns were spare hard by the unexpected winter storm."

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spare
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aid
benefit

• noun (Context 8)

In baseball, a batted ball that allows the batter to safely reach base without a fielding error or a fielder's choice.

Usage Example

"The shortstop recorded three hits and two runs in the championship game."

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out
strikeout

• noun (Context 9)

An instance of a web page being accessed by a user, or a successful match returned by a computer search query.

Usage Example

"Entering the rare keyword into the database yielded over a thousand hits."

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miss

Similar words to hit

Words similar to hit shift depending on context. Common synonyms include:

reach
strike
base hit
success
blow
smash hit
collide with
smash
See all synonyms of hit

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Wordmom. (2026). Antonyms for Hit. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/antonyms/hit
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