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Rifle

🔄 Synonyms of "Rifle"

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
foraynoun	A brief excursion or attempt, especially outside one's accustomed sphere.
plundernoun	(transitive) To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.
reaveverb	(archaic) To plunder, pillage, rob, pirate, or remove.
lootnoun	(slang) Synonym of money.
stripnoun	(countable) A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area.
ransackverb	(transitive) To search (a place, through things, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray.
pillagenoun	(ambitransitive) To loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.
despoilverb	(transitive) To plunder; to pillage; take spoil from.
goverb	To move, either physically or in an abstract sense:

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Rifle"

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Word	Definition
stripnoun	(countable) A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area.
foraynoun	A brief excursion or attempt, especially outside one's accustomed sphere.
reaveverb	(archaic) To plunder, pillage, rob, pirate, or remove.
ransacknoun	Synonym of ransacking (“an act of ransacking (“searching thoroughly (in order to steal); etc.”) someone or something; an eager search”).
pillagenoun	The act of pillaging.
plundernoun	An instance of plundering.
lootnoun	(slang) Synonym of money.
despoilnoun	(obsolete) Plunder; spoliation.
gonoun	(uncommon) The act of going.
gunnoun	A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot.
firearmnoun	A personal weapon that uses explosive powder to propel a projectile often made of lead.
shotgunnoun	(firearms) A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.
revolvernoun	(firearms) A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling several shots to be fired without reloading.
gatnoun	(originally 1920s gangster slang) Any type of gun, usually a pistol.
musketnoun	A kind of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army, originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted; ultimately superseded by the rifle.
pistolnoun	(loosely) A handgun
sidearmnoun	A personal weapon, either a firearm (handgun type) or a cold weapon (such as a sword), carried on the hip in a belt, sheath, holster, etc., for rapid access.
gunpointnoun	Threat or coercion by display or aiming a firearm or similar weapon.
snipernoun	A person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position.
shootingnoun	(countable) an instance of shooting with a gun or other weapon