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

The Rahimi decision saved Bruen’s originalism by reinterpreting it as a history and tradition principle that could be used to uphold a ban on domestic abusers owning guns. — Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 14 July 2026

This makes no sense to allow more guns when gun deaths happen even on a holiday. — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026

Climate change will continue to exacerbate conflict long after the guns fall silent, with profound implications for human security, national stability, and international peace. — Sarah Yerkes, Time, 10 July 2026

Private citizens can own tanks only if their main guns are disabled. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

The current court has issued recent opinions on guns and women’s rights that are diametrically in conflict with the values of most Americans. — Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026

Although the numbers on the chassis were divided into various unrelated intervals, the transmissions appeared to be numbered sequentially, as were the tank guns, heaters, road wheels and turret engines. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 7 July 2026

One in 5 children in Cook Children’s eight-county service area live in homes where guns are not always stored in locked areas, according to a 2024 report. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026

Utah is an open carry state, meaning people can carry guns openly or conceal them without a permit. — ABC News, 7 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