Antonyms for hit upon

Grammar : Verb

Spell : hit

Phonetic Transcription : hɪt

Definition of hit upon

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 locate : verb find
As in solve : verb answer, resolve
As in strike : verb find, discover
As in turn up : verb discover or be discovered
As in uncover : verb reveal, disclose
As in unearth : verb dig up
As in catch : verb find out, discover
As in chance : verb happen
As in come across : verb encounter, find
As in contrive : verb bring about, succeed with difficulty
As in detect : verb discover
As in encounter : verb happen upon
As in find : verb catch sight of, lay hands on

Example sentences :

It was found necessary, therefore, to hit upon some other method of carrying on the war.
Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

They say every one has a subject, and I certainly seem to have hit upon yours, Amy.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

Have you hit upon any theory to account for the sending of these letters?
Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks

It was then he hit upon the plan I have just told you about.
Extract from : « The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Harry Furniss

Those I had hit upon were ridiculous and impossible, and I put them from my mind.
Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln

That was the real riddle, and I had not, as yet, hit upon a plausible answer.
Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln

If they ever touched a premium for a day, that is certainly the day that he would have hit upon to buy.
Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic

They happed to have hit upon the same saloon that Wyck patronised.
Extract from : « Australia Revenged » by Boomerang

The matter of a bath rather stumped us for a while, until we hit upon a shower.
Extract from : « Disowned » by Victor Endersby

There, my child, there, they indeed have hit upon a characteristic.
Extract from : « Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. » by Charles James Lever

Synonyms for hit upon

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