Synonyms of shot at

shot at

phrase

variants or shot for

past tense of shoot at

as in tried

to make an effort to do

Let's shoot at a 6:30 arrival.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tried
• attempted
• sought
• had a go at
• endeavored
• essayed
• assayed
• strove
• tried one's hand (at)
• hoped
• struggled
• worked
• fought
• troubled
• toiled
• aimed
• undertook
• assumed
• aspired
• strained
• took up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dropped
• quit
• gave up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shot at

Chance told police he had been shot at a Royal Farms and flagged someone down to take him to the hospital. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 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

His mother said he was shot at 15 times in front of his house at 5600 block of West 21st Ave. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026

That’s before the state of California takes its own piece over the incident with the chase through La Jolla when Cary (Drew Starkey) shot at law enforcement. — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Kahn directed, co-wrote, and co-edited the film, shot at a gym on Queen West in Toronto. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026

As a victim who had been shot at, himself, his identity was previously withheld. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Aug. 2026

He had been shot at least five times – in his right arm, his left leg, his right foot, and twice in his abdomen, said Constance DiAngelo, a forensic pathologist who reviewed funeral home photographs of Beloozerov’s body at CNN’s request. — Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026