Hit
Hit noun - A person or thing that is successful.
Usage example: the new babysitter turned out to be a hit with the kids
Winner is a synonym for hit in success topic. In some cases you can use "Winner" instead a noun "Hit", when it comes to topics like proposal, entertainment success.
Nearby Word: hitting
Winner
Winner noun - A person or thing that is successful.
Usage example: the movie was panned by the critics but has been a winner at the box office
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Such artists usually left no presence on the pop charts; season 10 winner Scotty McCreary having success in Country Music but no pop crossover hits, and season 11 winner Phillip Phillips becoming a Two-Hit Wonder with "Home" and "Gone Gone Gone", was about the best they ever realistically hoped for.
- Party of Five was never a ratings hit, and was cancelled after its first season, only to be Un-Canceled when it was the surprise winner of the Golden Globe for Best Drama.
Source: Acclaimed Flop - Westlife had a minor top 40 hit in 2000 with "Swear It Again," but with Backstreet Boys/NSYNC mania still in full swing, Americans never connected, and they had no success afterwards, though their song "Flying Without Wings" became a hit for American Idol' winner Ruben Studdard.
Source: One Hit Wonder / Pop
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