Dud
Dud noun - Something that has failed.
Usage example: our first attempt was a complete dud, so we had to start over
Nearby Word: dude
Hit
Hit noun - A person or thing that is successful.
Usage example: the new babysitter turned out to be a hit with the kids
Nearby Word: hitting
How words are described
real | real dud | real hit |
latest | latest dud | latest hit |
commercial | commercial dud | commercial hit |
Both words in one sentence
- After a few false starts, including a guest appearance on a low-charting Johnny Cash single and a few dud releases on Columbia Records, the Oaks broke through in 1977 with the Top Ten hit "Y'all Come Back Saloon".
Source: Music / The Oak Ridge Boys - They do correctly identify "Fighting for You" as a dud single from the (unsuccessful) second album, but make no mention of the far more successful "Til I'm Holding You Again" (their second biggest chart hit).
Cite this Source
Hit and Dud. (2016). Retrieved 2023, March 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dud/hit
Dud & Hit. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Mar. 2023. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dud/hit>.
Hit or Dud. 2016. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dud/hit.
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