Thesaurus
plural of weapon
Synonyms of weapons
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
something used to defend
- Concealed weapons were not allowed in the building.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for weapons
- aegises
- (also egises),
- ammunitions,
- armors,
- bucklers,
- covers,
- defenses,
- guards,
- protections,
- safeguards,
- screens,
- securities,
- shields,
- walls,
- wards
2
a person or thing that is used to produce a result
- Poetry was her weapon of choice in the writing contest.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for weapons
- agencies,
- agents,
- instrumentalities,
- instruments,
- machineries,
- means,
- mediums
- (or media),
- ministries,
- organs,
- vehicles
- activators,
- animators,
- catalysts,
- drivers,
- energizers,
- executors,
- generators,
- impetuses,
- incentives,
- inspirations,
- instigations,
- instigators,
- launchers,
- movers,
- powers,
- stimuli,
- triggers
- subagencies
- (or sub-agencies),
- subagents
- (or sub-agents)
weapons
verb
present tense third-person singular of weapon
Synonyms & Antonyms of weapons (Entry 2 of 2)
as in equips, reequips
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“Weapons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weapons. Accessed 8 Aug. 2022.
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