slam-dunks
High-percentage bucket scores
Slam-dunks is the plural of slam-dunk, the basketball move where a player thrusts the ball directly through the hoop from above.
Figuratively, a slam-dunk is something virtually guaranteed to succeed: The case was a slam-dunk for the prosecution.
As a verb, to slam-dunk is to score this way or to accomplish something decisively: She slam-dunks every presentation.
Promised with certainty
- sure thingGuaranteed outcome or agreement
- no-brainerSelf-evident decision
- cinchGuaranteed easy thing
- lockMechanism requiring a key
shoo-in · foregone conclusion · easy win · safe bet · obvious · undeniable · clear-cut · surefire
guaranteed
Promised with certainty
- sure thingGuaranteed outcome or agreement
- no-brainerSelf-evident decision
- cinchGuaranteed easy thing
lock · shoo-in · foregone conclusion · easy win · safe bet · obvious · undeniable · clear-cut · surefire · certain
basket
Woven carrying vessel
tomahawk · windmill · posterize · hoop · NBA · highlight · breakaway · fastbreak · two-handed · reverse
slam-dunksthree-pointers
Shots scoring triple points
free throws · bank shots · floaters · hook shots · jump shots
slam-dunkslong shots
Unlikely to succeed
gambles · toss-ups · Hail Marys · coin flips · wild cards
slam, dunk, slammed, dunking, slams, dunked, slamming, slammer, dunks