MISSILE Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

missile

noun

Definition of missile

as in ammunition

an object that is thrown, shot, or launched as a weapon The protesters were arrested for throwing missiles at the police.

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Recent Examples of missile From roughly two years from late 2023 through late 2025, the Houthis had attacked commercial shipping with missile and drone strikes in the Red Sea, Bab el-Mandeb Strait and neighboring Gulf of Aden. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026 The missile would, however, fall into a category once prohibited under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, Karako warned. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2026 South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said several missiles fired Saturday each flew about 250 kilometers (155 miles) toward North Korea’s eastern waters. — ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026 Russian drones and missiles are increasingly striking everyday civilian sites — gas stations, shopping malls and apartment blocks — killing and wounding scores and aiming to disrupt life and sap Ukrainians’ morale. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for missile

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Noun

And Caxon’s resignation is being used as a catch-all piece of ammunition for anyone who has anything against AI.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
But police discovered the handgun and 12 rounds of ammunition hidden under the driver's seat.

— Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of ammunition

Noun

That shot was impossible because the camera kept losing everybody.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Because mRNA vaccines can be produced faster than conventional shots, manufacturers may eventually be able to wait longer before deciding which strains to target — and respond faster if circulating strains change.

— Sally C. Pipes, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of shot

Noun

McKinley stages a few bullet-sweating sequences of peril, including a particularly brutal transport of gold bars across a crumbling rope bridge and an underwater accident exacerbated by floating logs.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Once the mook is within blasting range, Reacher explodes the tank with a bullet — making both the man and the floor as holey as Swiss cheese.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of bullet

Noun

In a crockery pot, my father steams cauliflower, stirring it round and round.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Following his arrest, authorities found a semiautomatic rifle, five rifle magazines, about 190 rounds of ammunition, pepper spray, an entrenchment tool, and about 30 knives, according to the affidavit.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of round

Noun

The Saudi civil defense overnight said a projectile fell in a different area near the border with Yemen along the Red Sea, injuring two people and damaging a mosque and several other buildings.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
During one part of his history, Angel was maimed and his wings were replaced by metal projectile-shooting wings by the villain Apocalpyse.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

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