Synonyms of firearms

firearms

noun

plural of firearm

as in guns

a portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder

will need a permit to carry a firearm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guns
• rifles
• handguns
• pistols
• arms
• small arms
• revolvers
• shotguns
• pieces
• semiautomatics
• muskets
• heat
• derringers
• sidearms
• six-guns
• six-shooters
• zip guns
• flintlocks
• matchlocks
• blunderbusses
• carbines
• firelocks
• smoothbores
• machine guns
• fieldpieces
• assault weapons
• harquebuses
• breechloaders
• assault rifles
• automatics
• culverins
• submachine guns
• rods
• machine pistols
• gats
• roscoes
• self-loaders
• tommy guns
• AK-47s
• spearguns
• repeaters
• forty-fives
• twenty-twos

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of firearms

Many of the firearms are believed to have been stolen, and could be linked to crimes in the region, federal officials said. — Mark Price july 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 July 2026

Teri handled higher-value finds and saw that potentially dangerous items – like firearms and knives – got to the local sheriff’s office. — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Prosecutors told jurors at trial that the group's actions — including bringing firearms, first aid kits and wearing body armor — were signals of nefarious intent. — Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Durham's criminal history included previous convictions for firearms offenses and kidnapping, records show. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Upon entering, police found a myriad of firearms, drugs, fake law enforcement IDs and multiple financial documents from Wilding. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026

Prosecutors have said that at the time of the alleged confrontation, Pooh Shiesty was on home confinement for a prior firearms conspiracy conviction out of Florida and was required to wear an electronic monitoring device. — ABC News, 2 July 2026

Law enforcement later searched two locations in connection with the investigation into Hidrogo including a storage facility in Fort Worth where officers found 244 kilograms of meth with a purity level of 100 percent and more firearms. — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 July 2026

Scenes involving firearms alarmed distributors still grappling with the aftermath of the Columbine massacre, while the film’s October release via Newmarket was further complicated by a trailer prominently featuring an airplane crash just weeks after the September 11 attacks. — José Salazar, IndieWire, 22 June 2026