Synonyms of pistols

pistols 1 of 2

noun

plural of pistol

as in dynamos

a very energetic person

a real pistol, she dances rings around the other performers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dynamos
• powerhouses
• fireballs
• live wires
• achievers
• comers
• highfliers
• hustlers
• enterprisers
• bootstrappers
• doers
• hummers
• go-aheads
• self-starters
• go-getters
• dashers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loafers
• idlers
• loungers
• triflers
• slugs
• dawdlers
• shirkers
• drones
• slackers
• couch potatoes
• clock-watchers
• goldbricks
• sluggards
• deadbeats
• slouches
• layabouts
• slugabeds
• loiterers
• lazybones
• laggards
• lingerers
• slowpokes
• do-nothings
• dalliers
• stick-in-the-muds

pistols

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of pistol

as in shotguns

Related Words

• shotguns
• machine-guns
• fires (at)
• guns
• tommy-guns
• blasts (at)
• peppers
• blazes
• dispatches
• destroys
• kills
• slays
• brings down
• ices
• potshots
• snipes (at)
• fells
• shoots down
• blows away
• picks off
• slaughters
• drills
• massacres
• does in
• wipes out
• butchers
• croaks
• blots out
• plugs
• annihilates
• decimates
• shoots
• pops
• drops

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pistols

Noun

According to a criminal complaint, police recovered two semiautomatic pistols and a Bushmaster AR-15 rifle from Foster’s home. — Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

Prime Video’s upcoming live-action refresh puts Game of Thrones alum Sophie Turner behind Croft’s signature dual pistols in a series that will also boast the onscreen talents of Sigourney Weaver and Jason Isaacs, among others. — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

The indictment charging Bhagwanpuria also details members of the organized crime group selling semiautomatic rifles, a machine gun and pistols in parking lots across Southern California. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

The lawsuit targets legislation that took effect Wednesday and bans the sale of pistols that can easily be converted to fully automatic weapons, or machine guns. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026

Snappers, snakes, toy pistols with caps and toy canes with caps are the only fireworks allowed. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026

Security-camera footage filmed Harris and Perez getting out of their cars armed with their Glock service pistols and ballistic shields, the report states. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026

The law, however, does not outlaw current ownership of the pistols or the private resale of such firearms. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 24 June 2026

The seizures added up to about 420 grams of cocaine, $2,291 in cash, a rifle, four pistols, various magazines and ammunition, and digital scales and packaging materials believed to be used in narcotics distribution, the sheriff's office said. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 23 June 2026