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

These furry vermin left over 40 poop pellets on the dry storage floor. — David J. Neal july 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Inspired by the discussion, Gaines, who was living on a farm in New Hampshire at the time, devised a survival game using sheep-marking dye pellets, hosting the first iteration in woods on his land in June 1981. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 July 2026

In addition to allegedly setting the fire, Arrabaca also fired five to seven pellets from an airsoft rifle toward the building, Barnacle said. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

As Textile Exchange notes, thermomechanical recycling—which essentially melts plastics down to create new pellets—has a couple limitations. — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 21 July 2026

After lighting the fire, Arrabaca also pulled out an airsoft rifle — a device commonly used in sports and recreation resembling a gun, but fires less lethal projectiles rather than bullets — and fired five to seven pellets, officials said. — Brynn Gingras, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Arrabaca fired five to seven pellets from an airsoft rifle toward the building, Barnacle said. — Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Only use natural, untreated wool or wool pellets intended for garden use and easier application. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 20 July 2026

These include dissolution, which uses solvents to recover polystyrene as pellets, and pyrolysis, which heats mixed plastic waste in low oxygen to produce oil-like feedstocks for new plastic. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 July 2026