Synonyms for projectile

Most common

ball · rocket · missile

All synonyms

Noun

Antonyms

ballistic

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   An object intended to be or having been shot from a weapon.

Forms

Plural

projectiles → missiles, rockets, balls, shots…

Example sentences

• ball I shall try to take the ball without him noticing.
• rocket The rocket ought to have reached the moon by now.
• missile Algeria needs to build up its missile capabilities.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

shot¹, ball¹

6 letters

rocket²

7 letters

missile²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rocket² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

projectile

Italiano

proiettile

Español

proyectil

Deutsch

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