PROJECTILE Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

projectile

noun

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as in missile

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Recent Examples of projectile Investigators quickly identified a local high school student as the suspect and recovered an Orbeez-style gel projectile gun believed to have been used in the incident. —

Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026 Iran's Revolutionary Guard fired on a tanker Saturday and an unknown projectile hit a container ship, according to incident reports from the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre. —

Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026 Maritime authorities on Saturday reported gunfire and a projectile strike involving Indian vessels in the strait. —

Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 19 Apr. 2026 Jasmine Nguyen was struck by a rocket projectile that misfired during a block party, flying across the street to her front year and lethally striking her. —

Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for projectile

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Thirty-two ships have been hit with missiles since the beginning of the war, resulting in 10 deaths and at least a dozen injuries, according to the International Maritime Organization, or IMO.

— Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
Tuesday night's attacks followed a major Russian missile and drone attack on several Ukrainian cities earlier in the day, in which officials said at least 28 people were killed.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 6 May 2026