hit upon

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of HIT

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 chance (upon), encounter, find, hit (upon), light (on or upon), meet, pitch (upon), stumble (on or onto), tumble (upon)

Related Words luck (out, on, onto, or into); confront, face; discover, strike, turn up

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