slam-dunk
Emphatic basket score
A slam-dunk is a basketball shot where a player thrusts the ball directly through the hoop from above.
The term has become common figuratively for anything certain to succeed or easily accomplished: The case against him is a slam-dunk.
As a verb, to slam-dunk is to score this way or to achieve something decisively: She slam-dunked the presentation.
Spectacular crowd-pleasing performance
- crowd-pleaserBroadly appealing entertainment
- highlightMost notable part
- electrifyingIntensely thrilling or stimulating
- jaw-droppingExtremely surprising or impressive
breathtaking · spectacular · thrilling · explosive · sensational · arena · ovation · roar
Brief submersion in liquid
- rimCircular outer boundary
- backboardBoard behind basket
- alley-oopAerial pass-to-dunk play
- hoopsCircular bands or rims
NBA · vertical · leap · hangtime · airborne · fastbreak · court · layup
Guaranteed to succeed
- guaranteeFormal promise of fulfillment
- lockMechanism requiring a key
- shoo-inInevitable victor
- cinchGuaranteed easy thing
sure thing · no-brainer · foregone conclusion · in the bag · fait accompli · certain · assured · definite
Quick to conclude
- resoundingEchoing loudly and fully
- dominantHaving superior influence
- convincingAble to persuade
- overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
crushing · emphatic · definitive · commanding · authoritative · unequivocal · forceful · powerful
showstopper
Spectacular crowd-pleasing performance
- crowd-pleaserBroadly appealing entertainment
- highlightMost notable part
- electrifyingIntensely thrilling or stimulating
jaw-dropping · breathtaking · spectacular · thrilling · explosive · sensational · arena · ovation · roar · posterize
dunking
Brief submersion in liquid
hoops · NBA · vertical · leap · hangtime · airborne · fastbreak · court · layup · jumpshot
surefire
Guaranteed to succeed
cinch · sure thing · no-brainer · foregone conclusion · in the bag · fait accompli · certain · assured · definite · inevitable
decisive
Quick to conclude
- resoundingEchoing loudly and fully
- dominantHaving superior influence
- convincingAble to persuade
overwhelming · crushing · emphatic · definitive · commanding · authoritative · unequivocal · forceful · powerful · assertive
slam-dunklong shot
Unlikely to succeed
gamble · toss-up · crapshoot · fifty-fifty · coin flip
slam-dunkthree-pointer
Beyond-arc basketball score
half-court shot · fadeaway · hook shot · free throw · layup