Synonyms of missiles

missiles

noun

plural of missile

as in ammunitions

an object that is thrown, shot, or launched as a weapon

The protesters were arrested for throwing missiles at the police.

Related Words

• ammunitions
• bullets
• shots
• projectiles
• rounds
• shells
• balls
• loads
• gunshots
• slugs
• cannonballs
• cartridges
• caps
• dumdums
• charges
• pellets
• leads
• pops

Dissimilar Words

• blanks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of missiles

Tehran could still have thousands of drones and missiles in its arsenal, according to previous CNN reporting, enough to keep up this pace of attacks for a long time. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

The Iranian attacks have used anti-ship missiles, said Jakob Larsen, chief security officer at BIMCO, one of the world’s biggest shipping associations. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 17 July 2026

Various branches of Ukraine’s armed forces have launched thousands of Fire Point drones and dozens of its missiles. — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

People heard explosions overhead as air defenses fired to intercept the missiles. — Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Jordan also staved off Iranian missiles, according to its state media. — Npr Staff, NPR, 17 July 2026

Two people were killed and five others were wounded, including a child, when Russian missiles hit the capital, Kyiv, overnight, Ukraine’s Emergency Service said. — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Faced with delays in deliveries of missiles from the US, countries including Australia, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan have all begun upgrading domestic military manufacturing capacity, Nikkei reported. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 10 July 2026