Box
Box noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Usage example: the vicious bully delivered a box to the child's ear
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Synonyms for Box
Hit is a synonym for box in impact topic. In some cases you can use "Hit" instead the word "Box" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like punch, cuff, punch competitively.
Nearby Word: boxed
Hit
Hit noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Usage example: the quarterback can't take too many more hits like that and escape permanent injury
Box is a synonym for hit in blow topic. You can use "Box" instead the word "Hit" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as strike.
Nearby Word: hitting
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old box | old hit |
| normal | normal box | normal hit |
| certain | certain box | certain hit |
| current | current box | current hit |
| Other adjectives: original, top, single, heavy, small, actual, real, massive, big, enormous, huge, black, new, final, next, last, bigger. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Sylvester inserts a coin to get Tweety out, but is instead hit with a pie when the box opens.
Source: Pie in the Face - The movie was panned by critics and was a box office flop, but the song was a hit.
Source: Breakaway Pop Hit -
There's an achievement called Schrödinger's Catch, which involved catching a bouncing box before it hit the ground without knowing beforehand which way the box will bounce.
Source: Useful Notes / Schrödinger's Cat
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Hit and Box. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/box/hit
Box & Hit. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/box/hit>.
Hit or Box. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/box/hit.
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