Synonyms of gunned

gunned

verb

past tense of gun

as in drilled

to strike with a missile from a gun

traded stories of the Wild West, when outlaws gunned men down in broad daylight and in cold blood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drilled
• popped
• shot
• killed
• plugged
• slaughtered
• dropped
• destroyed
• butchered
• massacred
• blazed
• brought down
• peppered
• picked off
• shotgunned
• dispatched
• blew away
• shot down
• fired (at)
• machine-gunned
• blasted (at)
• sniped (at)
• decimated
• felled
• annihilated
• potshot
• slew
• wiped out
• pistoled
• iced
• tommy-gunned
• blotted out
• croaked
• did in

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gunned

In a playoff win against Escondido Charter, Kyles dived to her left, quickly sprang to her feet and gunned out the batter. — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026

Cruising along at 9-of-10, Maye gunned two more passes to Douglas and beat instant pressure with a slant completion to Brown. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026

Underscoring the stakes for Louisville residents is the March fatal shooting of a 28-year-old woman named Katelyn Hall, who was experiencing a mental health crisis when police gunned her down in her own apartment. — Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 2 June 2026

Although, after the rapid-fire fundraise by Anthropic — a near triple from February, not easy when your prior valuation was already north of $300 billion — things seem pretty shot-gunned. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 31 May 2026

About noon Larry gunned the Maule — heavily loaded with moose meat — to a heart-stopping takeoff from the makeshift strip. — Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026

Cobb Vanth The old-fashioned cowboy wore Boba Fett's armor and weapons as the marshal of Mos Pelgo on Tatooine and was an loyal ally of the Mando – until Cad Bane gunned him down in cold blood. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 May 2026

Police say Rickman, as seen in dashcam video, shoved his relative out of the driver's seat and onto the pavement, gunned the engine and took off. — Paul Larosa, CBS News, 3 May 2026

The Eisenhower administration wanted Trujillo removed but ultimately a group of Dominican dissidents gunned him down. — Ryan Lucas, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026