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

The spits are tightly packed and constantly rotating, churning out 48 chickens every hour. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026

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 one scene, Hansen spits out mouthwash; at first, Pattinson did it normally. — Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026

Another factor in recent storms was a counterclockwise atmospheric spin over Central America - called a gyre - that spits out seeds of stormy weather that can form into hurricanes. — CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Doechii spits at breakneck speed, spraying short-burst bars with precision over glitchy, anxiety-inducing production. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026

The great Wiest, clad in leopard print and lipstick, slurs and spits her lines. — Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

Broadwick’s pink front door spits you out slap-bang in the middle of it all like a tongue. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

The result is an illusion of depth that ultimately spits out the exact same generic, corner-cutting structure. — New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

The verifier performs some calculations on the outputs of the original AI model, and spits out a high certainty score that this model is GPT-OSS-120B, which is exactly correct. — Billy Perrigo, Time, 17 Aug. 2026

That shift matters because judgment, not technical execution, is becoming what separates a good analyst from a tool that just spits out answers. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026