All hit upon synonyms

verb hit upon

• cogitate — If you are cogitating, you are thinking deeply about something.
• scheme — a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.
• finagle — to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) (often followed by out of): He finagled the backers out of a fortune.
• achieve — If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
• maneuver — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
• collude — If one person colludes with another, they co-operate with them secretly or illegally.
• effect — something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
• negotiate — to deal or bargain with another or others, as in the preparation of a treaty or contract or in preliminaries to a business deal.
• plan — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
• compass — A compass is an instrument that you use for finding directions. It has a dial and a magnetic needle that always points to the north.
• angle — An angle is the difference in direction between two lines or surfaces. Angles are measured in degrees.
• mastermind — to plan and direct (a usually complex project or activity), especially skillfully: Two colonels had masterminded the revolt.
• arrange — If you arrange an event or meeting, you make plans for it to happen.
• shift — to put (something) aside and replace it by another or others; change or exchange: to shift friends; to shift ideas.
• connive — If one person connives with another to do something, they secretly try to achieve something which will benefit both of them.
• project — something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
• swing — to play (music) in the style of swing.
• intrigue — to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate: The plan intrigues me, but I wonder if it will work.
• note — a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
• ascertain — If you ascertain the truth about something, you find out what it is, especially by making a deliberate effort to do so.
• scent — a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable: the scent of roses.
• sustain — to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
• front — the foremost part or surface of anything.
• close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
• undergo — to be subjected to; experience; pass through: to undergo surgery.
• sight — the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
• perceive — to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses: I perceived an object looming through the mist.
• corral — In North America, a corral is a space surrounded by a fence where cattle or horses are kept.
• discern — to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend: They discerned a sail on the horizon.
• collar — The collar of a shirt or coat is the part which fits round the neck and is usually folded over.
• pinpoint — the point of a pin.
• read — to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.): to read a book; to read music.
• position — condition with reference to place; location; situation.
• place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
• determine — If a particular factor determines the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind.
• hook — a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
• lick — to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
• illuminate — to make lucid or clear; throw light on (a subject).
• puzzle — a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort.
• unlock — to undo the lock of (a door, chest, etc.), especially with a key.
• divine — of or relating to a god, especially the Supreme Being.
• disentangle — Free (something or someone) from an entanglement; extricate.
• fathom — a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements. Abbreviation: fath.
• decode — If you decode a message that has been written or spoken in a code, you change it into ordinary language.
• unravel — to separate or disentangle the threads of (a woven or knitted fabric, a rope, etc.).
• crack — If something hard cracks, or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface.
• construe — If something is construed in a particular way, its nature or meaning is interpreted in that way.
• hit — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
• get — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
• reason — a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.