Synonyms for shot
ʃɒt

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1. blastoff, shot(noun)

   the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination

2. shooting, shot(noun)

   the act of firing a projectile

   "his shooting was slow but accurate"

   Synonyms:
   genus Abelmoschus

3. stroke, shot(noun)

   (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

   "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot requires good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"

4. injection, shot(noun)

   the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe

   "the nurse gave him a flu shot"

5. shot, stab(noun)

   informal words for any attempt or effort

   "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting"

   Synonyms:
   fly poison

6. shot(noun)

   an attempt to score in a game

   Synonyms:
   amicability, amicableness

7. shot(noun)

   a blow hard enough to cause injury

   "he is still recovering from a shot to his leg"; "I caught him with a solid shot to the chin"

   Synonyms:
   sandberry, creashak, red bearberry, mealberry, mountain box, bear's grape, common bearberry, sand berry, hog cranberry, wild cranberry

8. shot, pellet(noun)

   a solid missile discharged from a firearm

   "the shot buzzed past his ear"

   Synonyms:
   cookbook, cookery book

9. shot(noun)

   an explosive charge used in blasting

10. shot(noun)

    sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put

    "he trained at putting the shot"

    Synonyms:
    cookhouse, cabin car, ship's galley, caboose, galley

11. snapshot, snap, shot(noun)

    an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera

    "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"; "he tried to get unposed shots of his friends"

12. guess, guesswork, guessing, shot, dead reckoning(noun)

    an estimate based on little or no information

    Synonyms:
    gardener's delight, beach wormwood, dusty miller, mullein pink, rose campion, old woman, silver lace, silver-lace

13. scene, shot(noun)

    a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film

14. shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe(noun)

    an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

    "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"

    Synonyms:
    betray, die, flunk, neglect, go bad, bomb, go wrong, flush it, conk out, give way, miscarry, break, give out, go, break down, run out

    Antonyms:
    pass, manage, succeed, bring off, deliver the goods, win, bring home the bacon, carry off, negociate, pull off, come through, make it

15. shot, shooter(noun)

    a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)

    "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter"

    Synonyms:
    longfin mako

16. nip, shot(noun)

    a small drink of liquor

    "he poured a shot of whiskey"

17. shot, crack(noun)

    a chance to do something

    "he wanted a shot at the champion"

    Synonyms:
    universe

18. changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot(adj)

    varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles

    "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent"

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1. shot(n.)

   Synonyms:
   discharge

2. shot(n.)

   Synonyms:
   ball, bullet

3. shot(n.)

   Synonyms:
   [Colloquial.] marksman

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. shot(n)

   Synonyms:
   discharge, projectile, bullet, ball, marksman, range, reach

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "shot":

   fired, tir, killed, gunshot, bullet, shooter, slaughtered, kill, chance, luck, shooting, ball, fire, injection, filmed, pulled, murdered, firing, felled, offed, bite, shoot, kiiled, microfilmed, photo, blow, launched, tyre

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1. Keith Ellison:

   Calling people thugs and calling on people to get shot stems from the same sort of attitude that resulted in the death of George Floyd.

2. Zach Ward:

   It’s basically about $1,800 every two years … and it comes in in Canadian money because we shot in Canada.

3. Zig Ziglar:

   Life is too short to spend your precious time trying to convince a person who wants to live in gloom and doom otherwise. Give lifting that person your best shot, but don't hang around long enough for his or her bad attitude to pull you down. Instead, surround yourself with optimistic people.

4. Jeffrey Williams:

   The demonstrations were pretty much over (when the officers were shot). People were leaving, and that's when this happened.

5. Alize Cornet:

   These bushfires in Australia are tearing my heart apart ... And as Simona was saying, I won't be raising much money either if I have to count on my serve! Sooo I will donate 50$ for every drop shot winner that I'll make at the Australian Swing. Much more efficient.

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