MISSILES Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

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.

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Recent Examples of missiles 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 Satellite imagery and news reports previously verified that Iranian missiles have caused extensive damage to the base dating to the start of the war in February, but Cao's comment offers a stark new confirmation of the scope of destruction. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026 The senior Iranian official said the country has been rebuilding its military capabilities since the most intense period of the war ended in April and has enough missiles for a lengthy conflict. — Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026 Time failed a father of a young man who, 25 years ago Friday, was among the first victims of the mass murderers who turned airplanes into missiles aimed at American pillars of economic and military might. — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 The cache included enormous, 18-foot-long missiles, complex long-range radar systems, drone engines and optical equipment, even bullets hidden inside a truck battery. — Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 As well as attacking Red Sea shipping, the Houthis periodically have launched missiles at Israel over the past few years in support of the Palestinians. — Guy Davies, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 Keeping that infrastructure operational requires more than maintaining the missiles themselves. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026 These changes should be combined with a broader upgrading of Taiwan’s armed forces’ network of sensors, communications tools, drones, and missiles. — Holmes Liao, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for missiles

Noun

Relations and exchange programs between Russia and North Korea have been flourishing in recent years, with North Korea supplying ammunitions and troops to support Russia’s war against Ukraine.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
At least 37 people have been killed and dozens wounded after a Russian drone attack on an ammunitions warehouse triggered a large fire and multiple explosions that lasted for hours in a residential area near Kyiv.

— Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of ammunitions

Noun

In April, a Belgian Air Force Airbus A400M military transport reported being hit with bullets in an engine and the tail while on approach to Toussaint Louverture.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
During another City Council meeting in August, Mayor Brad Pike referenced an instance where one resident had 10 bullets hit his house.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of bullets

Noun

There is also a drone for aerial shots, controlled from a little tent on the roof of a synagogue just behind the Mound Stand on the other side of St John’s Wood Road.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Coffey, who has scored three goals in the last four games, leads the team with six goals and 31 shots, and is second in chances created with 19 in 18 games.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of shots

Noun

No side allowed their opponents more shots across the first two Premier League rounds of the season (44) than Newcastle, and Bournemouth managed another 17 on Saturday, 13 of them during the first half.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
It is designed to engage rockets, mortar rounds, unmanned aircraft, and other short-range aerial threats within a multilayered defensive network.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of rounds

Noun

Flutes, maracas and the rhythmic rattle of shells soon filled the room as Ortega led the other dancers through a series of movements rooted in an Indigenous tradition.

— Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
What better place to display the shells the family collected on vacation?

— Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of shells

Noun

Even though his only preseason success came on straight go balls that didn’t test his route running, coaches have professed faith in the 2025 third-round pick.

— Chad Graff, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The ink came from the buds of oak leaves, swollen to the size of musket balls by the eggs of wasps.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

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