WEAPONS Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of weapon

as in arms

something used to defend Concealed weapons were not allowed in the building.

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a person or thing that is used to produce a result Poetry was her weapon of choice in the writing contest.

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verb

present tense third-person singular of weapon

as in equips

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Anthropic wanted assurance that its technology would not be used for fully autonomous weapons or domestic mass surveillance, and the DOD wanted Anthropic to grant the agency unfettered access to Claude across all lawful purposes. — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 International calls for greater restrictions on autonomous weapons systems come as negotiators prepare to meet in Geneva in November to strengthen the existing Convention on Conventional Weapons. — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 Syria was also the land bridge for Iranian weapons bound for Hezbollah in Lebanon. — Jason M. Blazakis, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026 This is a team in transition, one that needs to put more wide receiver weapons around Cousins/Mendoza and might’ve lost running back Ashton Jeanty for a while to a knee injury. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 But the prime minister balked at turning weapons on a family—and a veteran, no less. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026 The Air Force is pursuing 13 separate modernization programs, including new engines, communications systems, software and weapons upgrades, with the overall effort currently projected to cost about $21 billion. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026 But the sector is growing, and the war may last long enough for these firms to produce more of the weapons that the Middle East needs. — Dina Esfandiary, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026 Such weapons are proving increasingly difficult for Kyiv to shoot down, with supplies of US Patriot interceptors – one of the few systems capable of taking down ballistic missiles pretty much exhausted. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Worth, a tall converted safety with long arms, is a candidate for the practice squad.

— Matt Barrows, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Dozens of companies have withdrawn over the past decades due to poor profits, an uncertain business outlook and concerns about harm to their reputations from making arms, especially lethal weapons.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of arms

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The recent moves have been compared to tools the Federal Reserve has used in the past to provide liquidity to debt markets and to hold rates in check.

— Jeff Cox, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
Document tools support multi-document chats, translation, presentation creation, and PDF interactions.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of tools

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Protective, almost — which makes sense, as its stunning chandeliers are designed to look like the shields and spears of African Masai warriors.

— Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
To protect them from interference from magnetic or electric fields, scientists have to dedicate large vacuum chambers and shields that can take up big lab spaces.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of shields

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Another customer said a box arrived containing little more than a lime, peanuts, ketchup and vinegar, with no meat, recipe cards or most of the ingredients needed to prepare meals.

— Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Beach took the formula behind, say, a Planter’s Punch, and essentially expanded it, increasing the level and mix of ingredients to create, the co-directors say, well over 60 cocktails, many that still today define the tiki bar menu.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of ingredients

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The instruments can move with greater flexibility than the human hand, while the system filters out natural hand tremors that could affect delicate movements.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Bands like the all-female salsa group Agua Pura and the young Los Jefes have taken up unofficial residencies in Segovia's home, using his instruments, recording booths and expertise in the industry to help shape their own sound.

— Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

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