WEAPON Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of weapon

as in weaponry

something used to defend Concealed weapons were not allowed in the building.

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a person or thing that is used to produce a result Poetry was her weapon of choice in the writing contest.

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verb

as in to arm

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Recent Examples of weapon

Noun

Meink did not provide specifics on the weapons and, when asked to expand, refused to provide additional details. — Hanna Park, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026 Anthropic threat report details efforts to use its AI to run propaganda campaigns and build weapons, including possible bioweapons. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

Verb

Disneyland visitors who have always wanted to try the $250 lightsaber building experience in Savi’s Workshop without footing the bill or having to lug the Jedi Knight weapon all over the Anaheim theme park will now get their chance. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 22 May 2026 Potentially, starting as a kickoff/coverage teams weapon — 15 career tackles covering punts. — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for weapon

Recent Examples of Synonyms for weapon

Noun

Before this dilemma can play out, Hal triggers an Indiana Jones–esque booby trap inside the compound’s stronghold, summoning Macon’s men with their advanced weaponry.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
Even inside of a share-the-wealth Bears offense with impressive weaponry at all the skill positions, Loveland can sniff 90 catches, 1,000 yards and 10 touchdowns this season.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of weaponry

Noun

Following his arrest, authorities found a semiautomatic rifle, five rifle magazines, about 190 rounds of ammunition, pepper spray, an entrenchment tool, and about 30 knives, according to the affidavit.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
The market is pricing in a more than 90% chance of a rate hike this afternoon, according to the CME Group's FedWatch tool .

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of tool

Verb

First, the pilot must physically arm them from the cockpit with a lever.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2026
Social media users are talking about lymphatic walking, which combines slow, intentional steps with diaphragmatic (belly) breathing and sometimes arm movements.

— Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of arm

Noun

In a second the players were there, every single player was there, stopping celebrations, building a shield, protecting Jordan, not going anywhere, in full empathy.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Three of the Starlink craft launching on Flight 14 have been outfitted with cameras and will photograph the heat shield on Starship's upper stage, known as Ship, after deployment.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of shield

Noun

Few brands have made ingredient lists feel as approachable as The Ordinary.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 6 Sep. 2026
Supplementation to their diet is limited to no more than 25% of dry matter and permitted feed ingredients include hay, wheat, barley, oats and maize from the same region.

— Vivian Song, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of ingredient

Noun

For nearly 50 years, the instrument has provided constant measurements on the ion, electron and cosmic ray environment in deep space.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026
The instrument, brought to the Americas with the African slave trade, echoed another history of endurance, creativity, and cultural inheritance.

— Octavia McBride-Ahebee, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026

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