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
• twins
• images
• replicas
• clones
• portraits
• doubles
• fetches
• counterparts
• duplicates
• mirror images
• equivalents
• alter egos
• carbon copies
• duplications
• likenesses
• spitting images
• matches
• carbons
• facsimiles
• ringers
• doppelgängers
• doppelgangers
• portrayals
• look-alikes
• equals
• effigies
• companions
• analogs
• 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
• sputums
• 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

There were all these technical components in place, specifically for when Cliff spits in Jason’s face and when the plastic wrap goes around Cliff’s head. —Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025

When Kaliya spits fire, Krishna dances across its many heads, crushing them. —Seamus Sullivan september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025

Final Fantasy Tactics spits on that idea, and proudly declares that fighting inequality is, in fact, what society is supposed to do. —Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025

Student imitates Charlie Kirk's death and mocks him, goes up to statue where TPUSA members are and imitates his death again, and spits near them. —Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025

Rahill is the master of male-loneliness epidemic comedy, and his best work absorbs the collective unconscious of the internet’s aimless single dudes who sermonize to their phones from front seats of cars in dead mall parking lots, then spits it back out as a ridiculous reflection. —Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025

The industry chews people up and spits them (and their dreams) right back out. —Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025

The generator spits out new images, or data pieces, in whatever format the project involves. —John Werner, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025

In the garden, sturdy, drought-resistant okra with its pale-yellow hibiscus-like flowers soars and spits out a steady supply of pods. —Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025