MEGAHITS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

megahits

noun

plural of megahit

as in successes

a person or thing that is successful the band's latest album is a megahit

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Recent Examples of megahits Yes, there are all-time megahits like The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity, which made hundreds of millions. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 An easy comparison with the version available concurrently on PPOV showed the omission of Sidney Sweeney’s partial nudity in the steamy scenes that helped turn Paul Feig’s rebooting of the 1990s erotic thriller into one of the year’s megahits. — Gustavo Turner, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026 In the early part of the 20th Century, Lorenz Hart was the songwriting partner of Richard Rodgers, before the latter teamed up to write megahits with lyricist Oscar Hammerstein. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 11 Dec. 2025

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Noun

Surely those seeking to restrict access to energy drinks can draw on these successes.

— Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Still, despite these successes, Wall Street is getting tired of waiting for the turnaround efforts to bring Nike back into growth mode.

— Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of successes

Noun

May 9 Atlanta 7, at Dodgers 2 Blake Snell gave up five runs in three innings and the Braves got 12 hits overall, 11 of them singles.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Downstairs, Angelica focuses on all-day European brasserie hits—rabbit rillettes, gravlax, and pickled cucumber salad—while the Bar Gambit leans moodier and more underground, attracting a particular post-work creative Fitzrovia crowd.

— Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of hits

Noun

Paramount will have one of it most profitable years in more than 15 years, but that’s come more from trimming costs than fielding blockbusters.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
Kyle Stanley, a media scholar at the University of Nevada, Reno who has studied the MCU, noted that Iron Man was a lower-level hero when the company decided to build a movie around him, and Downey was not the kind of star who anchored blockbusters.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

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