Synonyms for shot

Other words for “shot”, grouped by meaning.

We found 26 synonyms for “shot”. The most common are shooting, pellet, stroke, crack, shooter.

noun the act of firing a projectile

Synonymsshooting

noun a solid missile discharged from a firearm

Synonymspellet

noun (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

Synonymsstroke

noun a chance to do something

Synonymscrack

noun a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)

Synonymsshooter

noun a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film

Synonymsscene

noun the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe

Synonymsinjection

noun a small drink of liquor

Synonymsnip

noun an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

noun an estimate based on little or no information

noun an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera

Synonymssnapshotsnap

noun informal words for any attempt or effort

Synonymsstab

noun the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination

Synonymsblastoff

adjective varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles

Similarcolorful

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University