Hit
Jolt
Jolt noun - A forceful coming together of two things.
Usage example: pack the glass vase so that it won't fall victim to any hard jolts in transit
Hit and jolt are semantically related in blow topic. Sometimes you can use "Hit" instead the word "Jolt" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as bounce.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| physical | physical hit | physical jolt |
| nasty | nasty hit | nasty jolt |
| strong | strong hit | strong jolt |
| powerful | powerful hit | powerful jolt |
| Other adjectives: hard, severe, massive, huge, weak, new, final, lethal, slightest, bigger. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- In Gilligan's Island, "Hi-Fi Gilligan", Gilligan asks the Skipper to hit him "as hard as he can" so that his teeth will jolt back into radio position.
Source: Hit Me, Dammit! -
In the PlayStation game Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro, the antagonist is hit with a jolt of power due to a mystical artifact, and becomes so strong that he is able to harness massive amounts of lightning.
Source: Psycho Electro -
Little Mac's Slip Counter (Down B), Jolt Haymaker (Side B) and ALL 3 of his Smash Attacks can be this sometimes as they hit very hard and are really fast.
Source: That One Attack
Cite this Source
Jolt and Hit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hit/jolt
Hit & Jolt. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hit/jolt>.
Jolt or Hit. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hit/jolt.
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