Synonyms of weapons

weapons 1 of 2

noun

plural of weapon

1

as in arms

something used to defend

Concealed weapons were not allowed in the building.

Related Words

• arms
• weaponries
• munitions
• armaments
• shields
• ammunitions
• guards
• defenses
• securities
• screens
• walls
• safeguards
• protections
• wards
• armors
• bucklers
• fortresses
• forts
• strongholds
• covers
• palisades
• aegises

2

as in tools

a person or thing that is used to produce a result

Poetry was her weapon of choice in the writing contest.

Related Words

• tools
• ingredients
• instrumentalities
• instruments
• activators
• vehicles
• mechanisms
• mediums
• factors
• influences
• organs
• determinants
• agencies
• agents
• powers
• means
• inspirations
• generators
• launchers
• expedients
• incentives
• machineries
• ministries
• drivers
• catalysts
• stimuli
• causes
• triggers
• executors
• movers
• occasions
• animators
• energizers
• instigators
• impetuses
• antecedents
• reasons
• instigations
• subagents
• subagencies

weapons

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of weapon

as in equips

Related Words

• arms
• equips
• reequips
• militarizes
• mechanizes
• mobilizes
• embattles

Dissimilar Words

• disarms
• demilitarizes
• demobilizes
• denuclearizes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of weapons

Noun

Bron Breakker grabbed weapons of his own, including a trash can and a handful of steel chairs. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

Pudding and Jell-O mix were always Grandma's secret weapons to the most delicious desserts. — Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 1 July 2026

Air raid sirens sounded for hours overnight, and explosions were heard across the city as Ukrainian air defenses worked to repel waves of incoming weapons. — Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 2 July 2026

The bridge was used by Russian forces to transport personnel, weapons and military supplies, according to the General Staff. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

Officials have not reported discovering caches containing cash, gold or weapons and have not publicly commented on the broader allegations. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

The department will also deploy counterterrorism resources, explosive detection K-9s, bomb squad personnel and heavy weapons teams, along with plain clothes officers and a harbor unit for the waterways. — Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 2 July 2026

Instead, candidates’ positions on Israel and Gaza, like pledging to cosponsor legislation cutting off some weapons to Israel, are emerging as more of a credibility test, progressives said. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 July 2026

The decision comes shortly after lawmakers in Finland, another NATO member that shares a border with Russia, voted to lift its longstanding ban on nuclear weapons. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 2 July 2026