Synonyms of shoot at

shoot at

phrase

variants or shoot for

as in try

to make an effort to do

Let's shoot at a 6:30 arrival.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• try
• attempt
• strive
• seek
• essay
• assay
• endeavor
• have a go at
• try one's hand (at)
• struggle
• hope
• work
• trouble
• fight
• take up
• toil
• undertake
• aim
• assume
• strain
• aspire

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drop
• quit
• give up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shoot at

Prosecutors accused Banks and his co-conspirators of stalking Bowman for hours before shooting at his vehicle at least 18 times at a gas station near Los Angeles’ Beverly Center mall. — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Troops shot at an ambulance that was driving to retrieve casualties from an Israeli offensive, then fired on several other emergency vehicles that went out to look for the first one, according to phone footage and the sole survivor of the shootings. — Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Main opposition leader Brian Mundubile denied the allegations and said the opposition officials were unarmed and shot at. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

That place was very cool-looking and very unbearable to shoot at. — Derek Lawrence, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026