hit upon's Usage Examples:

The hardest part was to hit upon good names for the different architectural components.

The song became an immediate YouTube and iTunes hit upon its release in July 2009 and a public-relations embarrassment for the airline.

buoyed by the chart-topping success of its first four singles, was a huge hit upon its release, and established Black as one of the biggest new stars in country.

released on 15 October 2004, met with critical acclaim and was a mega-hit upon release.

of the Red Sea sequence, the expensive film proved to be a box-office hit upon release.

The music was composed by Hamsalekha and was declared a musical hit upon release.

However, in Gerard ’t Hooft’s opinion, History tells us that if we hit upon some obstacle, even if it looks like a pure formality or just a technical complication, it should be carefully scrutinized.

Django hit upon the sound he was looking for: ska in a very traditional Jamaican style.

While pondering Britain"s plight as he luxuriated in Tuscaloosa, the President hit upon the idea of the Lend-Lease program.

title long before New Japan Pro-Wrestling, WCW, and Pro Wrestling Noah hit upon the idea.

He hit upon the plan of cutting sections of fossil wood, so as to reveal its minutest vegetable structures under a microscope.

Though it was also released as a single, the song was not a hit upon its first appearance.

After decades of chasing Nikon for Japanese optical supremacy, Canon finally hit upon a formula for success: high technology for ease of use, cheaper internal parts and electronics for lower price, and heavy advertising to get the message out.

Synonyms:

hook, foul, volley, drive, undercut, toe, kill, heel, smash, connect, pop, bounce, shank, snick, croquet, pitch, backhand, putt, snap, play, cannon, bunt, ground, racket, propel, shoot, slice, impel, follow through, carry, hole out, shell, hole, bunker, pull, loft, whang, clap, single, ground out, triple, drag a bunt, top, fly, double, dribble,

Antonyms:

unmown, untrimmed, presence, inferior, leader,