HACK IT Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

hack it

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Definition of hack it

as in make it

to reach a desired level of accomplishment a skilled home cook who nonetheless couldn't hack it as a restaurant chef

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Recent Examples of hack it In our high-cost, high-housing-cost economy, industries that hire a preponderance of high-income workers are going to be able to hack it. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 More than a golf course Of course, those hacking it up on the course are only half the story. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 Now Perella Weinberg, founded by M&A royalty Joe Perella and Peter Weinberg, is in talks to sell to Piper Sandler, which was itself formed by the 2019 merger of two boutiques that couldn’t hack it alone. — semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026 James and Odie, both injured, have to hack it out and hike through some seriously treacherous terrain. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026 But in college, at Memphis, Tigers coach Charles Huff hacked it before the Rams claimed to do so. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hack it

Phrase

Alvaro Ortiz made it to the Masters before his brother, Carlos, by winning the Latin American Amateur in 2019.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Of course, inevitably, not everything from the runway will make it into stores.

— Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of make it

Phrase

But rumors started pointing to Apple going with its landscape-first form factor, and other foldable makers shifted gears — seemingly to get ahead of Apple.

— Nilay Patel, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026
Qualifying an alternative source takes an intense amount of time and capital, which means that beginning to move supply chains to domestic suppliers now can put leaders in the position to get ahead.

— Yardley Pohl, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of get ahead

Phrase

After spending 26 years trying to get somewhere, this copy won’t be going back in the mail.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Some are predicting that Colorado defenseman Cale Makar will get somewhere in the $18 million to $20 million range before the start of September’s training camps.

— Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 July 2026

Definition of get somewhere

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