Synonyms of pellets

pellets 1 of 2

noun

plural of pellet

as in bullets

a usually round or cone-shaped little piece of lead made to be fired from a firearm

the tightly packed pellets of a shotgun cartridge

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blanks

pellets

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of pellet

as in beads

Related Words

• beads
• clumps
• pearls
• lumps
• balls
• pelletizes
• spheres
• bunches
• wads
• rounds
• agglomerates
• rolls

Dissimilar Words

• spreads
• unrolls
• opens
• unfolds
• flattens
• smooths

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pellets

Noun

South Korea was previously the largest importer of wood pellets from Indonesia until the government drastically reduced subsidies for biomass energy after rising domestic and international criticism of its link to deforestation. — ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026

Your device comes with a bag of compost starter, little rodent-feed-looking pellets of microorganisms derived from soy and cheese. — Abbey Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Sep. 2026

Those pellets were then placed into moulds and dried, allowing the fungal threads to come together and form a continuous sheet. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026

Once that plant is up and running, only six uranium fuel pellets, which cost about $25 each (or $150 total) and are burned to make nuclear energy, are needed to power an average American household for a year. — Donald Keough, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026

That makes the pellets a relatively small component with an important role in controlling reactor behavior during abnormal conditions. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026

Because of tungsten’s high density and melting point, the pellets retain their shape after detonation. — Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

The smallest detail can affect the toy’s value, from the stuffing — the initial batch was reportedly made with PVC pellets, while later versions were made with polyethylene pellets — to subtleties in the eyes, nose or mouth. — Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026

The Bristol Stool Scale, developed in 1997, groups stool into seven forms ranging from small hard pellets to watery diarrhea, and gastroenterologists rely on it as a diagnostic tool. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026