Synonyms of shooting at

shooting at

phrase

variants or shooting for

present participle of shoot at

as in trying

to make an effort to do

Let's shoot at a 6:30 arrival.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trying
• attempting
• striving
• having a go at
• seeking
• trying one's hand (at)
• endeavoring
• assaying
• essaying
• hoping
• struggling
• taking up
• fighting
• working
• troubling
• toiling
• undertaking
• aiming
• aspiring
• straining
• assuming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• giving up
• dropping
• quitting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shooting at

Davis confessed to taking mushrooms, grabbing a gun, and shooting at random people in South Beach. — Anna McAllister, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Nevertheless, that’s the record that every striper angler had been shooting at. — Bob Rocchetta As Told To Al Ristori, Outdoor Life, 28 Oct. 2026

Combat sequences, set in the Pacific theater and filmed in Australia, look expansive and authentic, weaving around hundreds of soldiers running and shouting and shooting at once. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026

Was there a scene that was as difficult as shooting at Georgia at halftime? — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Johnson and the two other men continued shooting at the second victim. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

Authorities said the two groups exchanged words, displayed firearms and then began shooting at one another. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026

Muzzle flashes appeared to show various guns shooting at the home, police said. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026

According to the press release, Ortega had attempted to set it on fire, dousing the interior with gasoline and shooting at it. — Christian Cervantes, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2026