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Antonyms for hit on
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : hit |
Phonetic Transcription : hɪt |
- aid
- alleviate
- answer
- antagonize
- appease
- avoid
- be faithful
- calm
- comfort
- compose
- conceal
- condemn
- cover
- delight
- deny
- deter
- disapprove
- disbelieve
- disclaim
- discourage
- disenchant
- disgust
- dissuade
- dodge
- fight
- free
- give
- help
- hide
- hold
- ignore
- improve
- keep
- let go
- liberate
- lose
- make happy
- miss
- misunderstand
- neglect
- not see
- not want
- offend
- offer
- oppose
- overlook
- pacify
- pass by
- placate
- please
- push
- recall
- refrain
- refuse
- reject
- release
- renounce
- repel
- reply
- repulse
- retract
- retreat
- revoke
- soothe
- stop
- suppress
- take
- take back
- tell
- turn away
- turn off
- withdraw
- withhold
Definition of hit on
Origin :- late Old English hyttan, hittan "come upon, meet with, fall in with, 'hit' upon," from a Scandinavian source, cf. Old Norse hitta "to light upon, meet with," also "to hit, strike;" Swedish hitta "to find," Danish and Norwegian hitte "to hit, find," from Proto-Germanic *hitjanan. Related: Hitting. Meaning shifted in late Old English period to "strike," via "to reach with a blow or missile," and replaced Old English slean in this sense. Original sense survives in phrases such as hit it off (1780, earlier in same sense hit it, 1630s) and is revived in hit on (1970s).
- Underworld slang meaning "to kill by plan" is 1955 (as a noun in this sense from 1970). To hit the bottle "drink alcohol" is from 1889. To hit the nail on the head (1570s) is from archery. Hit the road "leave" is from 1873; to hit (someone) up "request something" is from 1917. Hit and run is 1899 as a baseball play, 1924 as a driver failing to stop at a crash he caused. To not know what hit (one) is from 1923.
- As in lure : verb attract, seduce
- As in proffer : verb suggest, offer
- As in propose : verb suggest, present for action
- As in solicit : verb plead for; try to sell
- As in propound : verb propose
- As in detect : verb discover
- As in exacerbate : verb infuriate; make worse
- As in flirt : verb make advances toward someone
- As in appeal : verb request
Synonyms for hit on
- accost
- add insult to injury
- address
- adduce
- adjure
- advance
- advise
- affirm
- aggravate
- allure
- annoy
- apply
- approach
- ascertain
- ask
- assert
- bag
- bait
- banter
- bat eyes at
- beckon
- beg
- beguile
- beseech
- bespeak
- bewitch
- bid
- broach
- bum
- cadge
- cajole
- call
- call upon
- canvass
- captivate
- capture
- catch
- challenge
- charm
- claim
- come hither
- come on
- come on to
- come up with
- contend
- contest
- coquet
- counsel
- crave
- dally
- decoy
- demand
- descry
- desire
- dig up
- disclose
- disport
- distinguish
- drag
- draw
- drum
- drum up
- egg on
- embitter
- enchant
- encounter
- enrage
- ensnare
- entice
- entreat
- envenom
- espy
- exact
- exasperate
- excite
- expose
- extend
- eyeball
- fan the flames
- fascinate
- feed the fire
- find
- fool
- gam
- gift
- give
- go
- go from bad to worse
- grab
- hand
- haul
- hawk
- heat up
- heighten
- hit on
- hit up
- hit upon
- hold out
- hook
- hustle
- identify
- implore
- importune
- increase
- inflame
- inquire
- intensify
- introduce
- inveigle
- invite
- irritate
- kibitz
- lay before
- lay on the line
- lead on
- linger with
- madden
- make a motion
- make a move
- make a pass
- make a pitch
- meet
- meet with
- mooch
- move for
- name
- nominate
- nose out
- note
- notice
- observe
- offer
- ogle
- panhandle
- pass the hat
- peddle
- petition
- philander
- pick up
- pitch
- plead
- pose
- postulate
- pray
- prefer
- present
- press
- proffer
- promote
- propone
- propose
- proposition
- propound
- provoke
- pull
- push one's button
- put forward
- put to
- put up
- query
- question
- rattle one's cage
- recognize
- recommend
- refer
- request
- require
- requisition
- resort
- resort to
- reveal
- rope
- rub salt in a wound
- scent
- seduce
- see
- seek
- set forth
- smell out
- smoke out
- solicit
- speak one's piece
- spitball
- sponge
- spot
- state
- steer
- strike
- stumble on
- submit
- suck in
- sue
- sue for
- suggest
- supplicate
- sweep off one's feet
- tease
- tempt
- tender
- touch
- tout
- track down
- train
- tumble into
- turn
- turn on
- turn up
- uncover
- unmask
- urge
- vex
- volunteer
- whistle for
- wink at
- wise up to
- worsen
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