Hit
Hit noun - A person or thing that is successful.
Upper hand and hit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Upper hand" instead a noun "Hit".
Nearby Word: hitting
Upper hand
Upper hand noun - The more favorable condition or position in a competition.
Hit and upper hand are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hit" instead a noun phrase "Upper hand".
Both terms in one sentence
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Hit-Girl is forced to trick her into injecting her with adrenaline to get the upper hand and then Mother Russia winds up receiving a curbstomping of her own.
Source: Film / Kick-Ass 2 - When Beefcake got the upper hand, Shyster came out to help DiBiase double-team Beefcake, beating him so badly Hart got into the ring and tried to get between his wrestlers and Beefcake before Shyster could use a metal briefcase to hit Beefcake.
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Reset Button: Yamato manages to hit it just as the villains are gaining the upper hand and winds up back in the day he suppose to find Ultimo.
Source: Manga / Karakuridouji Ultimo
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Upper hand and Hit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hit/upper_hand
Hit & Upper hand. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hit/upper_hand>.
Upper hand or Hit. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hit/upper_hand.
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