What does hard-hitting mean?
Hard-hitting means Aggressively vigorous or forceful..
Hard-hitting
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Meaning
Aggressively vigorous or forceful..
Example Sentences
A packed schedule of 13 different inquiries ranged from parking on pavements to filling potholes, plus a hard-hitting examination of the Government's proposed Airports National Policy Statement and its recommendation to grant approval for a third runway to be built at Heathrow.
I found a Chugging Mask in the demo, which increased my health stat every time I drank a healing potion on full health, and then focused on piling on armour so I could wade through smaller encounters unscathed, and chug my way into tankhood so I could survive harder-hitting foes.
The hardest-hitting message of the weekend comes not from Huff but from guest speaker Charlotte Gambill, a UK-based traveling preacher who frequently speaks at women’s gatherings.
Synonyms for hard-hitting
Antonyms for hard-hitting
Related Words
Word Forms
- more hard-hitting
- harder-hitting
- most hard-hitting
- hardest-hitting
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for hard-hitting?
Common synonyms include trenchant, aggressive, efficacious, effectual.
What is the opposite of hard-hitting?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use hard-hitting in a sentence?
A packed schedule of 13 different inquiries ranged from parking on pavements to filling potholes, plus a hard-hitting examination of the Government's proposed Airports National Policy Statement and its recommendation to grant approval for a third runway to be built at Heathrow.
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