Synonyms of pistol

pistol 1 of 2

noun

ˈpi-stᵊl 

as in dynamo

a very energetic person

a real pistol, she dances rings around the other performers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dynamo
• powerhouse
• fireball
• live wire
• achiever
• highflyer
• hustler
• hummer
• doer
• self-starter
• go-ahead
• bootstrapper
• comer
• enterpriser
• dasher
• highflier
• go-getter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loafer
• idler
• trifler
• lounger
• slug
• couch potato
• dawdler
• drone
• shirker
• slacker
• slouch
• do-nothing
• goldbrick
• deadbeat
• sluggard
• clock-watcher
• layabout
• laggard
• loiterer
• lazybones
• lingerer
• slowpoke
• slugabed
• dallier
• stick-in-the-mud

pistol

2 of 2

verb

as in to shotgun

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shotgun
• fire (at)
• machine-gun
• blast (at)
• gun
• pepper
• tommy-gun
• kill
• destroy
• fell
• blaze
• slay
• snipe (at)
• ice
• dispatch
• potshot
• blow away
• slaughter
• bring down
• massacre
• wipe out
• butcher
• shoot down
• pick off
• drill
• do in
• blot out
• croak
• annihilate
• decimate
• shoot
• plug
• pop
• drop

Examples of pistol in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

As a generic representation of a semiautomatic pistol, the image also evokes more contemporary uses such as recreational shooting, home defense, street crime, and more. —Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2024

In the accompanying video, Sen is wearing a leather outfit and struggling to wield a pistol when Kim, in her trademark black hoodie, strolls over and adjusts Sen’s stance with a coy smile. —Rachel Treisman, NPR, 23 Sep. 2024

Then a muscular young man with a metal badge, who had a Taser, a pistol, and handcuffs on his vest, escorted us to a waiting area. —Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2024

Corbin did testify that a pistol found inside of Robinson's car was a significant factor in the decision to impound the car, but tests showed the gun was not connected to the shooting police were investigating. —Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 20 Sep. 2024