Hit and Onset

Hit

Hit noun - A person or thing that is successful.

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

Nearby Word: hitting

Onset

Onset noun - The act or action of setting upon with force or violence.

Hit and onset are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hit" instead a noun "Onset".

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

initial initial hit initial onset
early early hit early onset
immediate immediate hit immediate onset
fatal fatal hit fatal onset
Other adjectives: double, recent.

Both words in one sentence

  • It also hit the market at the wrong time, right at the onset of the 1958 recession.
  • One-Hit-Point Wonder Averted with the onset of a two hit wonder: a boxy-carrier.
  • Truth in Television, the porn industry took a hit in the 80's with the onset of AIDS, VHS replacing film and the Reagan administration declaring war on it.
Cite this Source
Onset and Hit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hit/onset
Hit & Onset. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hit/onset>.
Onset or Hit. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hit/onset.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "hit" and "onset" have occurred on timeline