Synonyms of rifle

rifle 1 of 2

noun

as in shotgun

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shotgun
• musket
• arquebus
• flintlock
• firelock
• smoothbore
• matchlock
• blunderbuss
• .22
• harquebus
• culverin
• breechloader
• carbine
• fieldpiece
• pistol
• semiautomatic
• self-loader
• handgun
• machine gun
• AK-47
• revolver
• twenty-two
• submachine gun
• assault rifle
• machine pistol
• assault weapon
• derringer
• tommy gun
• repeater
• automatic
• six-shooter
• firearm
• gun
• six-gun
• zip gun
• sidearm
• .45
• speargun
• rod
• roscoe
• gat
• forty-five
• small arm
• arm
• piece
• heat

rifle

2 of 2

verb

ˈrī-fəl 

as in to search

to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something

rifled the desk drawer in search of the insurance policy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• search
• comb
• rake
• scan
• hunt (through)
• find
• survey
• dredge
• dig (through)
• locate
• troll
• examine
• investigate
• rummage
• scour
• explore
• inspect
• sort (through)
• track (down)
• ransack
• check (out)
• audit
• run down
• ascertain
• review
• find out
• discover
• prospect
• shake down
• detect
• scrutinize
• poke (around)
• probe
• ferret (out)
• pat down
• hit (on or upon)
• determine
• learn
• skirmish
• study
• grub (about)
• look over
• frisk
• glance (over)
• get
• scare up
• descry
• snoop
• browse
• peruse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hide
• lose
• abandon
• ignore
• neglect

Examples of rifle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Armed with an anti-material sniper rifle, sub-zero bullets, and a storm snare, Hailey eliminates enemies with a single, devastating shot. —Paul Tassi, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024

The guns included six pistols, one shotgun and six rifles, according to the criminal complaint. —Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024

Verb

Dulaney tied the game game at 1 when Jack Santoro rifled home a shot from 12 yards out with 7:07 left in the first quarter. —Craig J. Clary, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2024

While agents were rifling around the rapper’s 11,376 square foot home at 2 Star Island Drive, a Miami Herald photograph captured the chaotic scene outside. —Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024