Criticize
Criticize verb - To express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of.
Hit and criticize are semantically related. in disapprove topic. In some cases you can use "Hit" instead a verb "Criticize".
Hit
Hit verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
Nearby Word: hitting
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The United States gets hit particularly hard — it is practically obligatory to criticize it every time it is mentioned, though the vast majority of editors are American.
Source: Wiki / Rational Wiki - They created the overcontrolled, emotionless Cthia as a joke, to parody and criticize the Surakites... only to find themselves trapped in the roles when Cthia became a hit.
Source: Fan Fic / Undocumented Features
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Hit and Criticize. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 18, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/criticize/hit
Criticize & Hit. N.p., 2016. Web. 18 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/criticize/hit>.
Hit or Criticize. 2016. Accessed August 18, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/criticize/hit.
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