Synonyms of semiautomatic

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adjective

as in automated

Synonyms & Similar Words

• automated
• automatic
• motorized
• computerized
• nonmanual
• robotic
• self-operating
• mechanical
• laborsaving
• self-acting
• self-regulating
• easing
• relieving
• time-saving
• aiding
• helping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonautomatic
• nonautomated

semiautomatic

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noun

as in pistol

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Examples of semiautomatic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

By contrast, with a semiautomatic firearm, the shooter must release and reengage the trigger to fire multiple shots. —Erwin Chemerinsky, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024

Neither weapon was recovered by police, though investigators believe at least one of the guns was equipped with a switch — a small device that allows for a semiautomatic handgun to fire multiple rounds with a single trigger pull. —Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2024

The indictment claims Colombian authorities recovered 24 semiautomatic, AR-style rifles from the defendants on March 23, 2020. —Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2024

Drayton also sold a switch to an undercover agent for $400 in Eagan in May 2023, then a .45-caliber Glock semiautomatic pistol and a switch for $1,300 the next month. —Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 17 July 2024