Synonyms of guns

guns 1 of 2

noun

plural of gun

as in weapons

large firearms (as cannons or rockets)

the field commander called for the big guns to be deployed for the full-scale assault

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weapons
• artillery
• weaponry
• ordnance
• ammunition
• munitions
• arms
• armament

guns

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of gun

as in shoots

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

• shoots
• drills
• pops
• plugs
• kills
• pistols
• drops
• destroys
• shotguns
• slaughters
• slays
• machine-guns
• brings down
• blows away
• picks off
• fires (at)
• shoots down
• peppers
• blazes
• tommy-guns
• butchers
• massacres
• blasts (at)
• dispatches
• potshots
• snipes (at)
• wipes out
• ices
• fells
• annihilates
• blots out
• does in
• decimates
• croaks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of guns

Noun

When Marshall showed up, Reyes and Chamberlain both fired guns at Marshall as Marshall tried to get away, according to the affidavit. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026

However, drones can also be vulnerable to guns, electronic warfare, and short-range air-defense systems. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

Taken aback, Jess pulls out two finger guns and points them at him as the car pulls away toward the party. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026

Three people were arrested Saturday after Antioch police officers found them with guns and nearly two dozen ounces of marijuana outside a car punctured with bullet holes, police said. — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 20 July 2026

Investigators determined that the gunshot wound was tied to an apparent accident involving one of Malaysia’s father’s guns, per CBS News and The Chicago Tribune. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

Reports of guns, faked voter registration documents, gift card payments for forgeries. — Philip Elliott, Time, 17 July 2026

Prosecutors say the group amassed guns, explosives, drones and body armor, intending to bomb the UFC Freedom 250 crowd and shoot fleeing spectators before the plan was disrupted. — Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

The City of Winter Garden removed a sign banning guns from a city park this week after Florida’s attorney general threatened legal action, saying state law does not allow local governments to regulate firearms. — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2026

Verb

Both guns the suspect used in the shooting were acquired legally in San Antonio in 2017, Davis said. — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026

The military seemingly guns her down during a confrontation with Hopper and Eleven. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Jan. 2026

One dog manages to escape the store, but Noem quickly catches up to it and brutally guns it down. — Jack Dunn, Variety, 12 Aug. 2025