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smash

smash

30 3.9
A very popular success, often a film or song
  • noun
  • /smæʃ/
translation icon : éxito rotundo
  • The play's a smash hit.
  • a smash hit

Examples

  • In short, it was a smash hit.

    Academic text (2008)
  • To say that the videos from USNA and USMMA are both smash hits is an understatement.

    Blog text (17)
  • Oh my God I think this is another smash success if you ask me.

  • I think we have another smash on our hands.

  • Our picture's a smash in New York.

  • I'd say it's a smash hit.

  • And now I'd like you to meet the director and the star of the smash hit movie, Blood and Kisses.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • This show is a smash hit sensation, a corking copper-bottomed hit.

  • The creator of the smash hit YouTube series The Nerd Writer Evan Ushak.

  • The movie became a smash as it broke box office records within just a week.

Synonyms

hit
vssmash
465 1.3

Something very popular and successful, like a song or show

is more emphatic and shows a striking, conspicuous success
bang
vssmash
  • US
77 4.4

An event that is very successful and impressive

tends to stress impressiveness rather than broad popular domination
big hit
vssmash
54 2.7

Something that many people like or buy, especially in one group

is broader, covering general conspicuous success beyond narrow groups
huge hit
vssmash
18 2.8

A product, show or event that is very successful and liked by many people

implies the same success but with emphasis on being conspicuous
hit single
vssmash
9 3.4

A very popular song released on its own that reaches the top of music charts

is more general and applies to any entertainment success, not just music
smash hit
vssmash
9 3.4

A very popular film, song, or book that many people enjoy

is the single-word informal term for the same great success
megahit
vssmash
3 3.4

A very popular movie or song many people enjoy

focuses more on fame and not only commercial scale
smasher
vssmash
  • Archaic
1 6.5

A very big success, like a popular film

is the broader common noun for notable entertainment success

Antonyms

557 1.3

Not reaching what was planned or expected

44 4.3

A project or event that does not succeed

Compounds

9 3.4

A very popular film, song, or book that many people enjoy

1 5.8

A serious road crash where vehicles hit each other hard

smash-up
  • Jargon
4.9

A mix of two songs or styles that makes a new track

How Successful

blockbuster
81 2.6
smash
30 3.9
hit
465 1.3
success
1.0
flop
44 4.3

Surface Forms

smash singular
smashes plural

Etymology

Smash meaning a big success (a 'smash hit') comes from comparing a great success to a very strong 'hit' that hits people hard, so a smash is something that makes a big public impression.