Synonyms of rifle

rifle 1 of 2

noun

as in shotgun

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shotgun
• musket
• flintlock
• firelock
• carbine
• pistol
• smoothbore
• .22
• matchlock
• harquebus
• blunderbuss
• culverin
• breechloader
• semiautomatic
• fieldpiece
• handgun
• revolver
• arquebus
• machine gun
• submachine gun
• self-loader
• automatic
• assault rifle
• gun
• machine pistol
• derringer
• assault weapon
• firearm
• AK-47
• repeater
• tommy gun
• .45
• twenty-two
• zip gun
• speargun
• sidearm
• roscoe
• rod
• six-shooter
• gat
• six-gun
• forty-five
• small arm
• arm
• piece
• heat

rifle

2 of 2

verb

as in to search

to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something

rifled the desk drawer in search of the insurance policy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• search
• comb
• rake
• troll
• survey
• scan
• dredge
• find
• rummage
• locate
• hunt (through)
• scour
• ransack
• examine
• investigate
• inspect
• explore
• dig (through)
• audit
• shake down
• pat down
• skirmish
• run down
• review
• ascertain
• probe
• find out
• prospect
• frisk
• scrutinize
• discover
• track (down)
• detect
• sort (through)
• study
• learn
• determine
• scare up
• descry
• look over
• grub (about)
• snoop
• check (out)
• get
• poke (around)
• ferret (out)
• browse
• peruse
• hit (on or upon)
• glance (over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hide
• lose
• abandon
• ignore
• neglect

• hide
• lose
• abandon
• ignore
• neglect