Hit and Onslaught

Hit

Hit noun - A person or thing that is successful.

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

Nearby Word: hitting

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

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Hit and onslaught are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hit" instead a noun "Onslaught".

physical	physical hit	physical onslaught
initial	initial hit	initial onslaught
nasty	nasty hit	nasty onslaught
powerful	powerful hit	powerful onslaught
Other adjectives: actual, massive, huge, final, worst, greatest, recent.

Resident Evil 4 hit the series with an onslaught of new gamers impressed by the completely retooled game play, and lost a portion of old fans because They Changed It, Now It Sucks.

Source: Newbie Boom
In the Onslaught Cycle, Kamahl's sister gets hit even harder — she gets transformed into Phage the Untouchable, a veritable avatar of death.

Source: Reforged into a Minion
Suffice to say, many cheers were had when she finally got her comeuppance and died, being hit by an onslaught of super powers, which promptly destroyed her body and sent what's left of it off a bridge, into a river.

Source: Take That, Scrappy!

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Onslaught and Hit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hit/onslaught

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Onslaught or Hit. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hit/onslaught.

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