Definitions

smash hit

NOUN

crowning achievement

Synonyms

WEAK

Meisterstuck best seller bull's-eye chef d'oeuvre classic coup crowning accomplishment crowning stroke feather in one's cap grand slam hole in one home run icing on the cake masterpiece masterwork showpiece work of a master work of a past master

NOUN

doozy

Synonyms

WEAK

beauty humdinger killer lulu something

NOUN

humdinger

Synonyms

STRONG

ace beauty champ champion crackerjack hit knockout lulu pip pistol whopper winner

WEAK

doozy hot stuff something something else

Antonyms

STRONG

failure loser

NOUN

play

Synonyms

STRONGEST

comedy drama hit musical opera performance show

STRONG

entertainment farce flop mask potboiler smash theatrical tragedy turkey

WEAK

curtain-raiser one-act stage show

NOUN

triumph

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplishment coup feat gain grand slam success win

STRONG

ascendancy attainment conquest hit homer riot score sensation shoo-in splash surmounting takeover tour de force vanquishing

WEAK

big hit big win cinch clean sweep feather in cap hole in one pushover sure bet sure thing the gold vanquishment walkover

Antonyms

STRONGEST

failure forfeit loss

WEAK

disaster

Example Sentences

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They released their first single, DJ Interview, in 1986, before dropping their smash hit It Takes Two.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

It wasn’t like we were stepping into a role in this smash hit show.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

The latest iPhone 17 line, especially the Air, has been a smash hit in China.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

The show - about a teenager living a double-life as a pop singer - was a smash hit and made an international celebrity of its star, Miley Cyrus.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

When it finally was, I was hopeful enough to think it might be a smash hit.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

smash hit

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