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

According to court records, Sevey allegedly began shooting at a group of four people running away, wounding a male juvenile in the leg. — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

Abdalla Hasan, 21, was arrested on July 14 for a June 4 shooting at Campbell Recreation Area in Clive that injured an 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl, according to a news release from Clive Police Chief Mark Rehberg. — Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 15 July 2026

The way Florida law and police policy works, that’s tantamount to shooting at an officer. — Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026

Whitehead’s passengers then got out of his car, and the one with the gun started shooting at Oloyede and the second man — later identified at Atkinson — as the two of them started running at the other two firing their weapons, records said. — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

The family of a 22-year-old woman killed in shooting at a QuikTrip in Kansas City two years ago has sued the company for wrongful death. — Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026

As the other person got closer, Blue allegedly reached for a firearm and began shooting at the person, who took cover behind the car that the family was sitting in. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026