AMMUNITIONS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

ammunitions

noun

plural of ammunition

as in weapons

means or method of defending be certain that all of your accusations are true, lest you just give them ammunition to claim that all of them are false

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Noun

At the time of their excavation during the late 19th century, archaeologists found weapons including bows and arrows that were traditionally associated with men.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 July 2026
Syrsky is known as a more traditional commander, and his reforms have focused on forming new infantry assault groups and procuring traditional weapons.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026

Definition of weapons

Noun

Jordan’s military said its air defenses intercepted and downed eight Iranian missiles early Thursday local time that were headed toward the country, state media reported.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Had Marsh taken that step — known in legal parlance as striking Basabe’s affirmative defenses — the jury would have only had to determine monetary damages against Basabe on each count, skipping the step of deciding whether to hold Basabe liable.

— Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Definition of defenses

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Likely to avoid other bad actors circumventing safeguards, xAI did not include examples of Harwood’s successful prompts or describe methods used to bypass filters.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026
What safeguards exist when enforcement actions increasingly originate from algorithmic analysis rather than direct human observation?

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026

Definition of safeguards

Noun

Next is a crisp 39% clearance on the Soundcore Space A40 noise-cancelling earbuds, a set of pocket-sized acoustic shields designed to instantly mute external chaos.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 13 July 2026
Once the shields are gone, players can lower its health to defeat it.

— Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

Definition of shields

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The reality is that Australia’s protections are designed to improve over time in three ways.

— Ravi Iyer, Time, 18 July 2026
Her platform prioritizes policies focused on human rights such as pathways to citizenship, access to medical care, more affordable housing and protections for LGBTQ Kansans, according to her website.

— Sofi Zeman July 17, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026

Definition of protections

Noun

The walls, ceilings and kitchen are next, along with the windows.

— Santul Nerkar, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Believing the Trojan Horse to be a peace offering, the officers drag the hollow figure inside the city walls and place it outside the Temple of Athena, which leads to Troy’s harrowing downfall hours later.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 19 July 2026

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