Synonyms for spitball
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : spit-bawl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈspɪtˌbɔl |
Top 10 synonyms for spitball Other synonyms for the word spitball
- adduce
- advance
- advise
- affirm
- assert
- be inclined to think
- bear
- become pregnant
- believe
- brainstorm
- bring forth
- broach
- brood
- cause
- cogitate
- compose
- conceive
- conjecture
- consider
- contend
- contrive
- cook up
- counsel
- counterfeit
- depicture
- dream up
- engender
- envisage
- fabricate
- fancy
- fantasize
- feature
- forge
- form
- formulate
- frame
- generate
- get up
- give birth
- guess
- head trip
- hit on
- hold out
- image
- imagine
- induce
- infer
- invent
- invite
- kibitz
- lay before
- lay eggs
- lay on the line
- make
- make a motion
- make a pitch
- make up
- make up off the top of one's head
- make up off top of one's head
- manufacture
- meditate
- mint
- mold
- move for
- name
- nominate
- occasion
- offer
- originate
- parent
- phantom
- picture
- plot
- ponder
- pose
- prefer
- prepare
- press
- procreate
- produce
- proffer
- project
- propone
- proposition
- propound
- provoke
- purpose
- put forward
- put to
- put up
- realize
- reckon
- recommend
- request
- ruminate
- scheme
- set
- set forth
- sire
- solicit
- spark
- spawn
- speak one's piece
- speculate
- spitball
- stamp
- state
- strike
- submit
- suggest
- suppose
- surmise
- tender
- think
- think likely
- think up
- throw together
- trump up
- urge
- vision
- visualize
- volunteer
- whip up
- work up
Définition of spitball
Origin :- 1846 in the schoolboy sense; 1905 in the baseball sense, from spit + ball (n.1).
- As in propose : verb suggest, present for action
- As in propound : verb propose
- As in coin : verb create, invent
- As in conceive : verb create
- As in fancy : verb imagine, create
- As in hatch : verb create, plan
- But the very first "spitball" which spattered upon the blackboard proved a disastrous missile for its thrower.
- Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- I thought I could go through the motion of throwing a spitball without letting it go.
- Extract from : « The Iron Puddler » by James J. Davis
- Hooper was a spitball artist, and his moist slants kept the Giants guessing in the early part of the game.
- Extract from : « Baseball Joe, Home Run King » by Lester Chadwick
- He had never cared for the spitball, as he knew that sooner or later it destroyed a pitchers effectiveness.
- Extract from : « Baseball Joe, Home Run King » by Lester Chadwick
- There are also other modifications called "the fade away," "the spitball," and others.
- Extract from : « Outdoor Sports and Games » by Claude H. Miller
Antonyms for spitball
- abort
- answer
- calculate
- condemn
- demolish
- deny
- destroy
- disapprove
- disbelieve
- discourage
- dislike
- dismiss
- disorganize
- disregard
- dissuade
- end
- finish
- forget
- halt
- hate
- hinder
- ignore
- kill
- measure
- misunderstand
- neglect
- not believe
- oppose
- prevent
- refuse
- reject
- reply
- repulse
- result
- retreat
- ruin
- stop
- take back
- tell
- withdraw
- withhold
- wreck
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