Synonyms of firearm

firearm

noun

ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌärm 

as in gun

a portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder

will need a permit to carry a firearm

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of firearm

Authorities are investigating the origin of the firearm and searching Rupnow's home in the the north side of the city, Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said. —Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2024

Instead, two-thirds of these killings occur in the home, and most of these murders involve firearms. —Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 6 Dec. 2024

At the department's daily crime briefing, officials also are identifying offenders linked to firearm violence, including any domestic violence involving a gun, and automatically sending those names to the department's Special Investigations Division. —Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024

During the attack, police reported, a neighbor arrived with a firearm and shot the bear several times. —Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024