Synonyms for missile
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Any object used as a weapon by being thrown or fired through the air, such as stone, arrow or bullet.
The Rhodians, who used leaden bullets, were able to project their missiles twice as far as the Persian slingers, who used large stones.
Related words
- Word family
- missileer missileman mission missionary missive
- Phrases
- anti-ship missile
Forms
- Plural
- missiles → rockets, projectiles, balls, projects…
Example sentences
- rocket The rocket ought to have reached the moon by now.
- projectile Tom was projectile vomiting all over the kitchen.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| missile | falling | |
| rocket | falling | |
| projectile | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- ball1
- 6 letters
- rocket2
- 7 letters
- project2
- 10 letters
- projectile3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rocket2 = 2 syllables).