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

Multiple people fired guns into a home in the shooting, Krasner said. — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

The law imposed a $200 tax on the manufacture and transfer of these guns and required owners to register those weapons. — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026

Separately, the department recently decided against challenging a court ruling that struck down regulations on firearm suppressors and certain guns. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

In other words, the executive and the judiciary are supposed to be coequal branches, but the executive is the one with the guns. — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Prosecutors had said that Laster and Rozier, longtime friends, were part of a group called GMB that publicly flaunted its access to guns and that Laster allegedly relied on to intimidate witnesses. — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Thailand has the highest rate of civilian gun ownership in Southeast Asia, with around 15 guns per 100 people. — Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

His hands were a nonstop party, shooting finger guns and patriotic salutes to his attendees. — Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026

That ominous focus runs beneath the trailer, beneath the guns, frantic confrontations, cars, and glimpses of a family suddenly forced to look over its shoulder. — Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 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