Hit
Hit verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
Usage example: a good carpenter hits a nail just two or three times to drive it in
Sledgehammer and hit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sledgehammer" instead a verb "Hit".
Nearby Word: hitting
Sledgehammer
Sledgehammer verb - Beat with a sledgehammer.
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Synonyms for Sledgehammer
Hit and sledgehammer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hit" instead a verb "Sledgehammer".
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Both words in one sentence
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After a few days of this, the stand owner's shadow picked up the shadow of a sledgehammer and hit the rival's shadow over the head with it, causing the rival to mysteriously drop dead.
Source: Living Shadow -
The patient was knocked out by being hit over the head with a sledgehammer and woken up by being hit again.
Source: Meatgrinder Surgery -
For example, during the ballroom arc he gets hit in the head and shoulder with a sledgehammer, hit in the face and stomach with a mace, run over by horses, and thrown through a window.
Source: Major Injury Underreaction
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Sledgehammer and Hit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hit/sledgehammer
Hit & Sledgehammer. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hit/sledgehammer>.
Sledgehammer or Hit. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hit/sledgehammer.
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