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 By late May, Iran had restarted drone production and was replacing missile sites and launchers destroyed earlier in the war, sources told CNN. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026 And what does this mean for the ever-growing number of satellite constellations the US military relies upon for navigation, missile warning, communications, surveillance, and soon, tactical battlefield targeting? — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026 Iran retaliated with missile and drone fire targeting Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait before dawn and warned its attacks may escalate. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 16 July 2026 Bringing additional manufacturers into the supply chain is intended to improve production capacity and strengthen resilience as demand for advanced missile systems grows. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for missile

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Noun

State negotiators rejected the idea of allowing ranchers to use rubber bullets and other nonlethal ammunition because some can be confused for real bullets, Fisher said.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026
During the Revolutionary War, General Washington worried that British troops were stockpiling weapons and ammunition in the fort and preparing to attack northern colonies.

— Lane Degregory, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026

Definition of ammunition

Noun

Kingsbury argued that Payton fled for his life firing behind him on 10th Street as bullets whizzed and ricocheted past; and argued Payton’s return fire was not responsible for the deaths of the three women.

— Darrell Smith July 16, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
The officers also saw that the windshield of a cruiser had been hit by a bullet.

— Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 16 July 2026

Definition of bullet

Noun

Scottie Scheffler finished the second round of The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale four shots behind leader Lucas Herbert, with an uncharacteristically cold putter preventing him from climbing closer to the top of the leaderboard.

— Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Rookie first-round draft pick Alex Karaban scored 14 points for the Kings.

— Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026

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The projectile caused minor structural damage, but there were no injuries among the crew and the ship has continued its journey, the report said.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
The Fort Worth Police Department Bomb Squad was then requested to help at the scene and used X-ray equipment to determine one of the devices was designed as a projectile weapon containing an explosive charge.

— Mary Ella Hastings July 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026

Definition of projectile

Noun

But 12 minutes later, following a hand ball call against Sporting, Eduard Lowen put a go-ahead penalty kick into the right side of the net.

— The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
Their ability to keep the ball away from opponents with their precise, pretty lpasses, before finding a cutting edge through Lamine Yamal or Mikel Oyarzabal, has been devastating to watch unfurl in this tournament.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

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