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Antonyms for quarterback
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : kwawr-ter-bak |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwɔr tərˌbæk |
- abandon
- attend
- behave
- chance
- comply
- confuse
- consent
- delay
- deny
- derange
- desert
- destroy
- differ
- disagree
- disarrange
- disconnect
- discourage
- disintegrate
- disorder
- disorganize
- disperse
- dissuade
- disturb
- diverge
- divide
- end
- enemy
- fail
- fall behind
- finish
- foe
- follow
- forget
- forsake
- give up
- harm
- heed
- hesitate
- hinder
- hold
- honor
- hurt
- ignore
- injure
- jump in
- keep
- learn
- leave
- leave alone
- let go
- look at
- lose
- misdirect
- misguide
- mislead
- mismanage
- mismatch
- mix up
- neglect
- not plan
- notice
- obey
- prevent
- pupil
- refuse
- regard
- relinquish
- renounce
- repress
- resign
- respect
- result
- risk
- ruin
- rush
- scatter
- separate
- serve
- shun
- stop
- student
- submit
- subtract
- suppress
- surrender
- take
- take away
- uncoordinate
- unfit
- unrelate
- unsuit
- upset
- veto
- waver
- yield
Definition of quarterback
Origin :- in U.S. football, 1876, from quarter (n.) + back (n.); so called from his position on the field at the start of play, between the halfback and the center. As a verb from 1945. Figurative sense from 1952. Monday morning quarterback is 1932 (n.), 1972 (v.); originally pro football player slang for sportswriters (U.S. professional football games typically are played on Sundays).
- As in advisor : noun guide
- As in adviser/advisor : noun person who recommends, teaches, or otherwise helps
- As in lead : verb guide physically
- As in lead : verb guide mentally; influence
- As in arrange : verb make plans, often involving agreement
- As in overlook : verb supervise
- As in oversee : verb manage, supervise
- As in plan : verb think out; prepare in advance
- As in spearhead : verb lead, start
- As in supervise : verb manage people, project
- As in boss : verb control; command
- As in control : verb have charge of
- As in coordinate : verb match, relate
- As in direct : verb manage, oversee
- As in guide : verb direct, lead
- Foss, the Ohio quarterback, was the individual star of the game.
- Extract from : « Practical English Composition: Book II. » by Edwin L. Miller
- Roehm, the quarterback, was one of Hughitt's understudies last season.
- Extract from : « News Writing » by M. Lyle Spencer
- There came a punt and the Harvard quarterback raced down the field.
- Extract from : « The Boy Grew Older » by Heywood Broun
- But he knew that was exactly what the Harvard quarterback intended to prevent.
- Extract from : « The Jester of St. Timothy's » by Arthur Stanwood Pier
- I said to the coach: 'I think something has happened to our quarterback.'
- Extract from : « Football Days » by William H. Edwards
- He developed Miller, a quarterback who stood on a par with the best quarterbacks in 1915.
- Extract from : « Football Days » by William H. Edwards
- The ball was thrown forward by the quarterback, which was a foul.
- Extract from : « Football Days » by William H. Edwards
- Frank had been established as quarterback on the second team on the Monday following the Pawling game, and was making good there.
- Extract from : « Frank Armstrong at College » by Matthew M. Colton
- Away back in his head was the hope that he might still win out in the race for the quarterback position.
- Extract from : « Frank Armstrong at College » by Matthew M. Colton
- The signal came sharp and clear from the lips of the quarterback, high above the background of yells from the partisans.
- Extract from : « Frank Armstrong at College » by Matthew M. Colton
Synonyms for quarterback
- accommodate
- accompany
- adapt
- adjust
- administer
- administrate
- advise
- adviser
- affect
- agree
- agree to
- aide
- arrange
- attend
- attorney
- atune
- authority
- baby-sit
- backseat driver
- bargain for
- be in charge
- be in driver's seat
- be in saddle
- be in the driver's seat
- be in the saddle
- be on duty
- be responsible for
- beacon
- block out
- blueprint
- boss
- brainstorm
- bring
- bring on
- bully
- buttinski
- calculate
- call
- call the play
- call the shots
- call the signals
- captain
- carry on
- cause
- chaperon
- chaperone
- chart
- clubhouse lawyer
- coach
- coerce
- combine
- come to terms
- command
- compel
- compromise
- concert
- concoct
- conduce
- conduct
- confidant
- conform
- conspire
- construct
- consultant
- contemplate
- contribute
- contrive
- control
- control the affairs of
- convert
- convey
- convoy
- cook up
- correlate
- counsel
- counselor
- coxswain
- crack the whip
- craft
- deal with
- decide
- design
- determine
- devise
- direct
- director
- discipline
- dispose
- doctor
- dominate
- domineer
- draft
- draw
- drive
- Dutch uncle
- educate
- employ
- engineer
- escort
- establish
- expert
- eye
- figure on
- figure out
- find a way
- fix to
- force
- form
- formulate
- frame
- friend
- get
- get act together
- get it together
- get one's act together
- get ready
- get the jump on
- go along with
- go out in front
- govern
- guard
- guide
- hammer out a deal
- handle
- harmonize
- hatch
- have a handle on
- have the say
- head
- head up
- helm
- helper
- herd
- hold purse strings
- hold sway over
- hold the reins
- impel
- incline
- induce
- influence
- initiate
- inspect
- instruct
- instructor
- integrate
- intrigue
- introduce
- invent
- iron out
- judge
- keep
- keep an eye on
- keep one's eye on
- kibitzer
- launch
- lawyer
- lay in provisions
- lay out
- lead
- line up
- look after
- make a connection
- make arrangements
- make ready
- manage
- maneuver
- manipulate
- map
- map out
- marshal
- meditate
- mentor
- mesh
- monitor
- motivate
- move
- navigate
- negotiate
- operate
- ordain
- organize
- originate
- outline
- overlook
- oversee
- partner
- pass along
- persuade
- pilot
- pioneer
- plot
- point out
- point the way
- pool
- precede
- predominate
- prepare
- preside over
- prevail
- priest
- produce
- project
- promote
- prompt
- proportion
- protect
- provide
- pull a wire
- pull things together
- pull together
- push buttons
- quarterback
- ready
- reckon on
- reconcile
- reconciliate
- referee
- regiment
- regulate
- reign over
- represent
- resolve
- result in
- ride herd on
- righthand man
- righthand person
- rough in
- route
- rule
- run
- run the show
- run things
- safeguard
- schedule
- scheme
- second-guesser
- see
- serve
- set out
- set stage
- settle
- shape
- shape up
- shepherd
- show
- show around
- show in
- show the way
- sit on top of
- sketch
- skipper
- span
- spearhead
- spur
- squire
- steer
- subject
- subjugate
- superintend
- supervise
- survey
- sway
- synchronize
- systematize
- tailor
- take care of
- take charge
- take the reins
- teach
- teacher
- team up
- tend
- tipster
- tout
- trace
- trail-blaze
- trailblaze
- train
- traverse
- tutor
- usher
- watch
- watch over
- work out
- work out a deal
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