Synonyms for quarterbacked
- attend
- drive
- force
- get
- manage
- see
- show
- accompany
- chaperone
- coerce
- compel
- conduct
- convey
- convoy
- direct
- escort
- guard
- impel
- induce
- persuade
- pilot
- precede
- prevail
- protect
- quarterback
- route
- safeguard
- shepherd
- span
- squire
- steer
- traverse
- usher
- be responsible for
- find a way
- go along with
- pass along
- point out
- point the way
- show around
- show in
- show the way
- watch over
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Antonyms for quarterbacked
- discourage
- dissuade
- fail
- ignore
- mismanage
- neglect
- surrender
- yield
- abandon
- delay
- desert
- harm
- hinder
- hold
- hurt
- injure
- keep
- leave
- lose
- prevent
- repress
- stop
- suppress
- comply
- consent
- fall behind
- follow
- obey
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WORD 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).
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.