Synonyms for gunpoint
ˈgʌnˌpɔɪntgun·point

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1. point, gunpointnoun

   the gun muzzle's direction

   "he held me up at the point of a gun"

   Synonyms:
   period, stage, pointedness, decimal point, degree, dot, percentage point, tip, distributor point, full point, full stop, point, peak, power point, head, item, compass point, detail, breaker point, stop, point in time, spot, level

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1. • Gun Muzzle

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1. List of paraphrases for "gunpoint":

   pistol, handgun, gun

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1. Mark Bederow:

   The public outcry appears to have caused the DA to reverse himself within a month, the Feb. 4 letter appears to defang the memo, which gave clear instructions to go soft on many classes of cases, including certain gunpoint robberies and other violent felonies.

2. Craig Roberts:

   Please stop that, it's illegal to stop somebody at gunpoint.

3. Mary Gay Scanlon:

   My family car was stolen from me at gunpoint in broad daylight, in a busy public park. Obviously, it was a scary thing to have happen, but I'm extremely grateful that no one was hurt.

4. Police Commissioner William J. Bratton:

   Responding officers were told by a victim that his bike had been stolen at gunpoint.

5. Houston Police:

   HFD was transporting a patient to the hospital when a car ran the ambulance off the road and took the ambulance at gunpoint, one firefighter was left on the side of the road.