Synonyms for shoot down

Most common

kill · vote out · vote down · defeat · shoot · tear · land · bring down

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To cause to fall by shooting.

   The carnival game involved shooting down tin cans.

2. v. 2

   To criticize (a request) to the point of preclusion.

   Every proposal I made was shot down at once.

Example sentences

• kill He tried to kill himself because he lost her love.
• defeat Don't do that, Tom! That would defeat the purpose!
• shoot It is difficult to shoot a bird flying in the air.
• tear Tom said that he watched them tear down the house.

By length

4 letters

down¹, land¹, kill¹, tear¹, buck¹

5 letters

shoot¹

6 letters

charge¹, defeat², charre

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (defeat² = 2 syllables).