Synonyms of spits

spits 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of spit

as in peninsulas

an area of land that juts out into a body of water

at the northeast end of the island is a long spit whose terminal is crowned by a towering lighthouse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peninsulas
• capes
• points
• arms
• promontories
• headlands
• nesses
• forelands
• jetties
• breakwaters

spits

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noun (2)

plural of spit

1

as in pictures

something or someone that strongly resembles another

the spit and image of his father

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pictures
• images
• twins
• replicas
• clones
• portraits
• doubles
• fetches
• counterparts
• duplicates
• mirror images
• equivalents
• alter egos
• carbon copies
• duplications
• likenesses
• spitting images
• matches
• carbons
• facsimiles
• ringers
• doppelgängers
• look-alikes
• portrayals
• equals
• effigies
• companions
• mates
• parallels
• fellows
• analogues

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reverses
• opposites
• antitheses
• converses

2

as in drools

the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands

so dry that he felt as if he had no spit left in his mouth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drools
• salivas
• slobbers
• slavers
• foams
• spittles
• froths
• sputa
• expectorations
• salivations

spits

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verb

present tense third-person singular of spit

as in stabs

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object

according to the propaganda put out by the war ministry, enemy soldiers were spitting innocent babies on bayonets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stabs
• pierces
• picks
• punctures
• jabs
• sticks
• pecks
• impales
• pokes
• transfixes
• spikes
• runs through
• spears
• lances
• punches
• skewers
• slices
• gores
• harpoons
• perforates
• transpierces
• pinks
• thrusts
• cuts
• pricks
• spindles
• riddles
• quills
• pikes
• knifes
• poniards
• bayonets
• prongs
• gimlets
• pinpricks
• dirks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spits

Noun

Denying that their output is propaganda & amplifying their messaging spits in the face of those murdered on Oct 7th & props up the Hamas terror regime that continues to punish its own people. —Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025

Naked people are collared, bound, prodded, whipped, ridden like horses, roasted over spits. —Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025

Verb

In the same scene, a young girl pulls out her teeth, puts a dead woman's dentures in her bloody mouth, and spits onto a plate of food that other characters unknowingly eat. —Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026

Wally spits sunflower seed shells onto the brown sand. —Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026

According to WaPo‘s sources, the system spits out precise location coordinates for missile strikes and prioritizes them by importance. —Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 4 Mar. 2026

Afterward, experience the twists and turns of Lookout Mountain, which shoots you through big boulders and spits you out on a lazy river. —Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 18 Feb. 2026

So, when Kevin Durant spits heat and alleges Jokic does not care about an exhibition game, are we suddenly supposed to be upset? —Troy Renck, Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2026

Edward’s younger brother Robert (Lukas Gage) spends his days doing little but pining most inappropriately for the attentions of eldest sibling Jack (Jamie Bell), while the stunted, oversexed energy of lone sister Anna (Riley Keough) spits in all directions. —Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026

Minnick blindly tastes, and spits out, 100 different whiskeys. —Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026

If Drake Maye spits the bit, New England’s all-time Super Bowl record gets revised to a thoroughly mediocre 6-6. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Feb. 2026