Synonyms of firearm

firearm

noun

ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌärm 

as in gun

a portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder

will need a permit to carry a firearm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gun
• rifle
• pistol
• handgun
• arm
• revolver
• shotgun
• small arm
• musket
• piece
• heat
• derringer
• semiautomatic
• sidearm
• six-shooter
• zip gun
• flintlock
• six-gun
• carbine
• matchlock
• firelock
• smoothbore
• harquebus
• blunderbuss
• machine gun
• culverin
• rod
• assault rifle
• breechloader
• submachine gun
• assault weapon
• fieldpiece
• roscoe
• machine pistol
• gat
• self-loader
• automatic
• tommy gun
• repeater
• speargun
• AK-47
• forty-five
• twenty-two

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of firearm

The most sensational allegation, offered with scant detail, was that Brubaker once pointed a functional firearm at him and pulled the trigger. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

He was sentenced in December 2023 to life without parole on the terrorism causing death and first-degree murder charges, 18 years and 9 months to 80 years on assault with intent to murder, and two years on felony firearm. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

He was also told to surrender his passport and any personal firearms. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

Another contained a rifle beneath a piece of lead, while firearm parts were mixed with other merchandise, including a hair dryer. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026