without a hitch

ADVERB

easily

Synonyms

STRONGEST

calmly comfortably conveniently efficiently effortlessly freely handily quickly readily regularly simply smoothly surely well

WEAK

competently coolly dexterously evenly facilely fluently hand over fist hands down just like that lightly like nothing no sweat nothing to it piece of cake plainly steadily swimmingly uncomplicatedly with ease with no effort without trouble

Antonyms

STRONGEST

difficultly insufficiently

WEAK

doubtedly dubitably questionably

ADVERB

swimmingly

Synonyms

STRONG

smoothly

WEAK

as planned cosily easily effectively effortlessly favorably fortunately happily like a dream like clockwork prosperously quickly satisfyingly successfully well with flying colors with no trouble

Antonyms

WEAK

lousy

Example Sentences

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“I don’t think it will go off without a hitch in whatever their perceived path forward is.”

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

His performance, a tribute to “the Kings of R&B,” went off without a hitch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Wall Street jitters about the Iran war spilled over Tuesday into a vital part of U.S. financial markets that typically hum along without a hitch.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

The short set went off without a hitch and featured the first live performance of his new single Survive.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

Nothing seemed to be going wrong, so he withdrew a hundred pounds, and the machine gave it up without a hitch.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman

without a hitch

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