as in to find
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance
the popular belief that Sir Isaac Newton hit upon his understanding of gravity at the sight of an apple falling from a tree
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hit (upon)
Verb
-
Harris has regained a slight lead with likely voters nationally, the poll finds.Gary Langer, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2024
-
At the scene, officers found that the driver of the other vehicle, 51-year-old Aquileo Najera, had not survived his injuries and was pronounced dead, police said.Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 27 Oct. 2024
Verb
-
Firefighters arriving at the scene encountered heavy fire at the back exterior of the single-family house, officials said in the release.Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024
-
Robert Dudley, an insect flight specialist at the University of California, Berkeley, notes that insects would never encounter such high ethanol values in nature.Rachel Berkowitz, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
-
The logbooks were like an early version of social media in which people shared their lives for strangers to come across.John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
-
Of course, not every viewer will know its history, but, subconsciously, these messages may still come across.Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
Thesaurus Entries Near hit (upon)
Cite this Entry
“Hit (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hit%20%28upon%29. Accessed 6 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share