Synonyms of a shot

a shot

phrase

as in per capita

for each one

At one ticket a shot, it's hard not to indulge in a few carnival rides.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• per capita
• each
• per
• all
• apiece
• a pop
• separately
• respectively
• apart
• independently
• a throw
• individually
• singly
• discretely

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• together
• collectively
• altogether
• aggregately

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of a shot

Remarkably, France didn’t register a shot on target until the 82nd minute, when the substitute Desire Doue tried to lob the Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon from more than 30 yards out. — Stuart James, New York Times, 18 July 2026

Beijing did not have to fire a shot, spend vast sums or use up political capital. — Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 17 July 2026

On June 24, 1889, Butch Cassidy hunched over a shot of whiskey in the bar of the Telluride pool hall—and started watching the San Miguel Valley Bank right across the street very, very closely. — Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

For two Kansas natives — whose basketball journeys unexpectedly converged at Washburn and have since taken them across Europe — TBT offers more than a shot at a $2 million prize. — Latif Love july 16, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026

The Bay Area, Minnesota, Philadelphia, Miami and Cleveland have emerged from the pack and are openly vying for the King’s contract, with hundreds of millions, let alone a shot at an NBA championship, at stake. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 16 July 2026

The loose ball ended up with Desire Doue, who attempted a shot outside the box, but Simon was able to recover and turn France away to clinch the match. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

France came into the game with 16 goals, second only to Argentina in the tournament, then failed to put a shot on goal in the first 81 minutes. — Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

But, of course, the ultimate sell, the one that would carry such businesses and their offshoots through feast and especially famine, was the optimism of opportunity itself, a shot at the good life in crazy times, for sellers and customers both. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 15 July 2026