Hit and Maligned

Hit

Hit verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.

Maligned and hit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Maligned" instead a verb "Hit".

Nearby Word: hitting

Maligned

Definitions of Hit not found.

Hit and maligned are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hit" instead a verb "Maligned".

Nearby Words: malign, maligning

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • He made his Hollywood debut in 1998 with Urban Legend, which was maligned by critics but proved to be a solid hit.
  • Sonic Unleashed gets hit especially by this hard from IGN and GameSpot's (quite unfair) reviews, which made it all the more ridiculous when Sonic Unleashed got worse reviews from those sites than the much-maligned Sonic the Hedgehog (2006).
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Maligned and Hit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hit/maligned
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Maligned or Hit. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hit/maligned.
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