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

In 2021, thieves entered Goodland Guns’ former location by cutting a hole in the wall and stole five pistols, four shotguns, and two rifles, according to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Police have said they attacks appeared random and unprovoked, and that officers fired their pistols after ⁠Tasers ​failed to stop the ​woman from advancing toward them with knives. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Bodycam clip shows struggle to stop suspect In a short clip of body camera footage released by the department, officers are seen advancing with pistols drawn on the four-door Nissan that Cromwell was driving. — David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Aug. 2026

In total, Casimir purchased at least 108 firearms from federally licensed weapons stores and up to 35 firearms from an unidentified person in Florida, including rifles, pistols and shotguns of various makes and models, according to prosecutors. — Jay Weaver august 4, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026

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 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