Synonyms of weapon

weapon 1 of 2

noun

1

as in weaponry

something used to defend

Concealed weapons were not allowed in the building.

Related Words

• weaponry
• arm
• shield
• munitions
• ammunition
• armament
• defense
• guard
• armor
• screen
• wall
• security
• protection
• ward
• safeguard
• buckler
• fortress
• fort
• stronghold
• cover
• aegis
• palisade
• fastness

2

as in tool

a person or thing that is used to produce a result

Poetry was her weapon of choice in the writing contest.

Related Words

• tool
• ingredient
• instrument
• instrumentality
• medium
• mechanism
• activator
• influence
• vehicle
• factor
• machinery
• determinant
• organ
• power
• agency
• means
• agent
• driver
• inspiration
• generator
• cause
• trigger
• ministry
• catalyst
• incentive
• stimulus
• expedient
• impetus
• executor
• launcher
• occasion
• mover
• energizer
• instigator
• animator
• antecedent
• instigation
• reason
• subagency
• subagent

weapon

2 of 2

verb

as in to arm

Related Words

• arm
• equip
• reequip
• militarize
• mobilize
• mechanize
• embattle

Dissimilar Words

• disarm
• demilitarize
• demobilize
• denuclearize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of weapon

Noun

Logic therefore dictates that American policy needs to deny it every pathway for turning those aspirations into a weapon – not simply the most obvious one. — Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

The department will also deploy counterterrorism resources, explosive detection K-9s, bomb squad personnel and heavy weapons teams, along with plain clothes officers and a harbor unit for the waterways. — Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 2 July 2026

Verb

New England did make one wide receiver addition, bringing in former Buffalo Bills weapon Mack Hollins. — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025

Simultaneously, Israeli airstrikes destroyed multiple military installations, including fighter jets and weapon caches across Syria. — Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 23 Jan. 2025