MISSILES Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

missiles

noun

plural of missile

as in ammunitions

an object that is thrown, shot, or launched as a weapon The protesters were arrested for throwing missiles at the police.

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Recent Examples of missiles Iran hit an oil tanker off Qatar’s coast and fired missiles and drones at Jordan, which were intercepted. — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Expanding the geographic scope of the war Tehran could also target locations farther afield with its missiles. — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 By mid-May, that shifted to a more conservative estimate, with the president saying that 82% of Iran's missiles were gone. — ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026 Because of high maintenance costs and several accidents, the missiles were retired in the mid-1980s. — Rebecca 'becca' Dyer, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2026 Lai pointed to conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, where relatively inexpensive drones and missiles had increasingly been launched in large numbers. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026 Hours earlier, the UAE had accused Tehran of firing two missiles into its territory. — Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 20 Aug. 2026 Both missiles fell into the water and caused no damage or casualties, country representatives said. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026 The same multi-tier, often sole-source networks that hinder rapid replenishment of systems like Tomahawk and Patriot missiles also underpin consumer electronics, appliances, private-label hardware, and specialized components. — Dennis Mitzner, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Nobody inside the home was hurt, though bullets damaged property outside.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026
One of their bullets struck and killed 8-year-old Fanta Bility, who was leaving the game with her family.

— Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of bullets

Noun

Many of the town’s exterior shots were filmed along White Wharf and the fishing village of Bearskin Neck, a peninsula that served as military barracks during the War of 1812 and is now lined with local shops and restaurants.

— Nicholas DeRenzo, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026
Parton wrote the movie’s infectious theme song — which earned her the first of two Oscar nominations — while on the set between shots.

— Deborah Wilker, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of shots

Noun

Itauma was 14-0 with 12 wins by knockout; eight of his stoppage victories had come in the first round, and 11 within two rounds.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
The rocket remains a training system, but its design reflects the Army’s growing interest in getting more usable rounds from limited training budgets.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of rounds

Noun

Repetitive motifs in various shapes were her trademark, resembling netting, swirls or worms, but most often dots, dancing proudly on her canvases or as sparkling balls or dots of light in her installations in all their vibrant, psychedelic glory.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Sure, both signal callers struggled with bad reads, yet a few dropped balls and mental mistakes yielded a total of just 37 offensive plays.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

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