hard-hitting
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5.6
- adjective
- /hɑrdˈhɪtɪŋ/
- Literature
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contundente
- Her hard-hitting speech motivated the audience to take action on social issues.
It has some really like hard hitting, serious, like family teenage issues in it.
- It has some really like hard hitting, serious, like family teenage issues in it.
- Yeah, I don't see Joseph Michael Graceffa, like asking the hard hitting questions to James Charles Dickinson.
- And this morning the kid guy had a hard hitting interview on Fox and Friends.
- Nice beautiful finger guitar and there's also some like really driving, hard hitting, more punky guitar.
- Because also people listening and watching, you're going to hear some pretty heavy, hard hitting stories.
- And I walked away thinking you're really uncomfortable with asking these hard hitting straight questions.
- Diana, the Snatch master weighs in on all of the hard hitting issues facing America like jet bridge hogs.
- But for some more hard hitting questions, how many Final Fantasy games were ever made?
- And it was a combination of a lot of technical terms and very like hard hitting facts.
- And mine was vintagey, but it was like very hard hitting edgy.
- The final note is that I'm not a highbrow, hard hitting politician.
Examples
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First of all, props to Maria Bartiromo for the hard hitting questions.
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So after this tweet, the president shambled outside to talk to the chief Fox friend who asked him the kind of hard hitting questions you've come to expect.
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It's, it's, it's a very hard hitting critical article.
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And this morning the kid guy had a hard hitting interview on Fox and Friends.
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OK, well today we are going to dive into some hard hitting news stories.
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Because also people listening and watching, you're going to hear some pretty heavy, hard hitting stories.
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The NYT should do a hard-hitting investigation into his fitness to be a father.
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We want hard-hitting, very hard-hitting, and balanced reporting that puts all issues in the public spotlight.
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Let me join the chorus of compliments to Sibel for this hard-hitting piece.
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It's topical, it's hard-hitting.
Synonyms
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4.3
Showing strong power and clear confidence in speech or actions
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5.2
It shows strong feeling and makes a point clearly
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7.2
Very loud and harsh in a way that feels unpleasant
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7.7
Showing very strong feeling that is hard to ignore
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8.4
Very bold and rude in a way that forces people to notice
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4.4
A strong, clear style that grabs attention
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8.2
Language that uses clear, strong words to criticize ideas
Antonyms
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hard-hitting comes from joining hard ('strong') and hit ('strike'), so imagine a heavy punch that really lands. So it describes speech or writing that is direct and powerful and that hits people hard.