Synonyms of weapons

weapons 1 of 2

noun

plural of weapon

1

as in arms

something used to defend

Concealed weapons were not allowed in the building.

Related Words

• arms
• weaponries
• munitions
• armaments
• shields
• ammunitions
• guards
• defenses
• securities
• screens
• walls
• safeguards
• protections
• wards
• armors
• bucklers
• fortresses
• forts
• strongholds
• covers
• palisades
• aegises

2

as in tools

a person or thing that is used to produce a result

Poetry was her weapon of choice in the writing contest.

Related Words

• tools
• ingredients
• instrumentalities
• instruments
• activators
• vehicles
• mechanisms
• mediums
• factors
• influences
• organs
• determinants
• agencies
• agents
• powers
• means
• inspirations
• generators
• launchers
• expedients
• incentives
• machineries
• ministries
• drivers
• catalysts
• stimuli
• causes
• triggers
• executors
• movers
• occasions
• animators
• energizers
• instigators
• impetuses
• antecedents
• reasons
• instigations
• subagents
• subagencies

weapons

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of weapon

as in equips

Related Words

• arms
• equips
• reequips
• militarizes
• mechanizes
• mobilizes
• embattles

Dissimilar Words

• disarms
• demilitarizes
• demobilizes
• denuclearizes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of weapons

Noun

State authorities are investigating whether three officers aboard the aircraft fired their weapons. — Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026

So far, no arrests have been made, and no weapons have been recovered, police said. — Cbs Philadelphia, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026

The violations relate to the manufacture, sale, purchase, transportation, possession, concealment or use of firearms, explosives and other deadly weapons as prohibited by state law. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026

Chinese developers rarely conduct or publish the results of any safety testing for these models, leaving others to discover after release whether, for example, they can be used to launch cyberattacks or build weapons. — Daniel Remler, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2026

Trevor Ball, a weapons technical analyst at Armament Research Services who reviewed footage for CNN, said damage to nearby buildings visible before the second strike could have been caused by smaller Russian bombs, such as the FAB-500. — Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026

The Raiders boast running back Tyler Reid and receiver Julius Jones among their offensive weapons, and Wyatt Smith (14 sacks) spearheads their defense. — Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2026

Its internal weapons bays should accommodate munitions weighing up to 2,000 pounds. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026

But there’s concern the remaining cryptocurrency could be laundered and used to fund North Korea's weapons programs. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026