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Synonyms for missile
ˈmɪs əl; esp. Brit. -aɪlmis·sile

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms2.0 / 2 votes

  1. missile

    Synonyms:
    projectile

    Antonyms:
    artillery, band-arms, sidearm

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 2 votes

  1. missilenoun

    a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control

    Synonyms:
    projectile

  2. projectile, missilenoun

    a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled

    Synonyms:
    rocket, projectile

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  1. missilenoun

    Synonyms:
    projectile

  2. missileadjective

    Synonyms:
    missive, to be thrown

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  1. missilenoun

    Synonyms:
    projectile, dejectile

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  1. James Oberg:

    In my research on various space/missile events which have given rise to spectacular UFO stories, I have relied on and trusted the diligent work of past chroniclers and try to express gratitude to them, these research results are dedicated to the legions of unsung and often anonymous worldwide chroniclers of UFO reports and other anomalous observations which so often fall through the cracks of scientific attention.

  2. John Schilling:

    The failed launch, combined with testing from a barge shows that North Korea still has a long way to go to develop this system, an initial operational capability of a North Korean ballistic-missile submarine is not expected before 2020.

  3. Ankit Panda:

    Liquid fuel missile engines exploding do not give off radiation, and we know that the Russians are working on some kind of nuclear propulsion for a cruise missile.

  4. Senator Bob Corker:

    I didn't know who we were swapping for, but I knew that the ballistic missile sanctions were being held until such a time that we could work something out on the hostages, once you know that we've got an opportunity to get four Americans out, obviously we turn the volume off.

  5. Antoni Macierewicz:

    Indeed, the recent talks between Raytheon (and Poland) are very, very promising and one may say that a breakthrough has taken place, raytheon has agreed to our minimal condition aimed at securing that at least 50 percent of the money which is to be spent of the Patriot system (Raytheon's missile defense system) would be spent on works done by Polish plants.


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