Antonyms for gunpowder
ˈgʌnˌpaʊ dərgun·pow·der

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1. gunpowder, powdernoun

   a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks

   Synonyms:
   pulverisation, powder, pulverization

How to use gunpowder in a sentence?

1. Andre Maurois:

   We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - gunpowder and romantic love.

2. The Case:

   Old associates of the housepainter/alleged serial killer claim that, a few years prior to Poste’s 2018 death at 80, he had quietly given away his weapons, pistol parts, gunpowder, bullets and shell casings – more than a thousand, involving 25 different calibers – to his favorite locals, and most of these peculiar ‘gifts’ have remained in basements and closets, untouched, ever since.

3. Angel Santiago:

   We just kept hearing gunfire over and over and over again, and it just kept getting louder, closer, and I actually could start to smell what I guess was gunpowder.

4. Dean F. Wilson:

   That was the trouble with explaining with words. If you explained with gunpowder, people listened.

5. Simms:

   The proverb answers where the sermon fails, as a well-charged pistol will do more execution than a whole barrel of gunpowder idly exploded in the air.

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