smash hit

1. 1.

   an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel)

   Synonymsblockbustermegahit

   Broaderhit

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Questions about smash hit

What does smash hit mean?

smash hit means "an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel)".

What is another word for smash hit?

Close synonyms include blockbuster, megahit. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.