At least a photograph of an Oscar for the splutteriest and most unintelligible performance in an otherwise for the most part excellent production is bequeathed with proper ceremony.
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Spluttery
Synonyms for "spluttery"
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Sentence evidence is available for spluttery, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "spluttery".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "spluttery"
Keep "spluttery" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "spluttery" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "spluttery", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "spluttery" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
He sat quite still, listening intently, sometimes spluttering with laughter when I made a specially odd face, sometimes receiving me in preoccupied silence. I went on to Robinson Crusoe and then Robin Hood where I had great fun doing Friar Tuck. I was at my grossest and Sven at his splutteriest when Blanka returned.
Source: wiktionary
And “Old P” had stuck, for the whole of the year that Tony had had her, as her grinding day by day got grindier and her spluttering splutterier.
Source: wiktionary
Her life, ending in the humiliation and agonized numbness of intestinal cancer, had been more than hard; […] never enough money, never a vacation (unless she counted the weekends at Greenwood Lake, in the upstairs room at Murphy’s Inn, the Catskill “resort hotel” with the freshest flypaper, the splutteriest motorboats, the unruliest kids, the unholiest drinking songs); […]
Source: wiktionary
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Common questions
How should I check whether a synonym fits "spluttery"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.