as in peninsula
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
Relevance
1
as in replica
something or someone that strongly resembles another
the spit and image of his father
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in saliva
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
as in to stab
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
Examples of spit in a Sentence
These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
illustrate current usage. Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of
Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback
about these examples.
Recent Examples on the Web
Brie Stimson, Fox News, 21 Sep. 2024
Walters used his fastball half the time, with an almost equal spit of the other two pitches.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
Late-night hosts were delighted by the viral moment, taking multiple opportunities to comment on the former president’s ability to spit a verse.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for spit 
Noun
James Holloman was linked to the crime after DNA from his spit on a sidewalk outside his home last year matched DNA from the crime scene, Boston 25 News reported.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 21 Sep. 2024
Walters used his fastball half the time, with an almost equal spit of the other two pitches.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Verb
Outfielders are the most frequent chompers, but even players in the much-busier infield will sometimes spit out a shell in the middle of the action, or gnaw on a toothpick.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
Late-night hosts were delighted by the viral moment, taking multiple opportunities to comment on the former president’s ability to spit a verse.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for spit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spit
Verb
-
Another execution attempt of Creech, 74, had been scheduled for Nov. 13 — coincidentally, the same date in which the four University of Idaho students were fatally stabbed in 2022 in an off-campus apartment house.Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
-
Samuel Paty, 47, was stabbed repeatedly in 2020 outside his school in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine near Paris by an 18-year-old assailant of Chechen origin, then decapitated, days after showing his pupils the caricatures.Reuters, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
-
One of the bullets brushed his spine and another pierced his bladder, leaving him with a permanent catheter.Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
-
Procedures Your healthcare provider may also suggest a nipple retractor or piercing for a longer-term solution.Brandi Jones, MSN-Ed, Health, 2 Nov. 2024
Verb
-
Key Facts If the election ends in a tie with Trump and Harris receiving 269 electoral votes each, the House would vote to select the next president and the Senate would pick the vice president, with the House convening on Jan. 6, 2025.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
-
The applies on your counter could have been picked in 2023.Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
-
Swordfish and needlefish can both leap out of the water, and both have sharp bills that can puncture skin and cause harm.Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
-
Trolls claim to be puncturing pieties, saving the sanctimonious from themselves.Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
Verb
-
Any extra surface moisture will prevent the caramel from sticking properly.Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2024
-
In fact, the key to this scene – the key to sticking that aforementioned landing — was making sure that Noa never came off as too emotional.Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 11 Oct. 2024
Verb
-
Neeson, by contrast, is the quiet professional, with a right hook that can still jab like a crowbar.Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
-
Chatty charmer Richard jabs her with a needle full of a paralyzing agent and then carts her around to various locales and in various vehicles.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
Verb
-
The rest of the family’s bodies are lying out on the Navarro ranch getting pecked by crows.James Grebey, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
-
When lowrider culture was in its nascent years, car builders pecked through scrap yards for airline hydraulics.Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 10 Oct. 2024
Thesaurus Entries Near spit
Cite this Entry
“Spit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spit. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share