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

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1. missile

   Synonyms:
   projectile

   Antonyms:
   artillery, band-arms, sidearm

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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. • Rocket
   • Weapon

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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. List of paraphrases for "missile":

   missiles, rocket, rockets, anti-missile, antimissile, guided-missile, shells, projectiles, rpgs, truncheon, ballistic

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1. Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono:

   No one could be optimistic about North Korea, north Korea has repeatedly launched more than 20 missiles this year, including new types of ballistic missiles, as well as a submarine-launched ballistic missile.

2. Craig Cooning:

   With Admiral Syring, we are looking to make what we do in missile defense more like space programs and less like defense weapons programs. There’s a higher design reliability in space than there historically has been in some weapons programs.

3. Captain Darryn James:

   Admiral Harris is always exploring options to forward deploy and operationalize the latest advancements in ballistic missile defense technologies in the Pacific, where we face increasingly sophisticated threats to the homeland.

4. Melissa Hanham:

   The Vinson was sent out to make a statement. North Korea responded by showing off the most new missile hardware we've ever seen in a parade before.

5. The Russian foreign ministry:

   In our view, the United States and other NATO members should have long abandoned the pernicious one-sided steps in the missile defence field. They wouldn't have to worry about the consequences then.