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Synonyms for shot
ʃɒtshot

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  1. shooting, shotnoun

    the act of firing a projectile

    "his shooting was slow but accurate"

    Synonyms:
    stab, injection, scene, guess, dig, stroke, barb, pellet, gibe, guesswork, slam, crack, shooter, shooting, dead reckoning, guessing, blastoff, snap, snapshot, shaft, jibe

    Antonyms:
    colourless, colorless

  2. shot, pelletnoun

    a solid missile discharged from a firearm

    "the shot buzzed past his ear"

    Synonyms:
    stab, injection, scene, guess, dig, stroke, barb, pellet, gibe, guesswork, slam, crack, shooter, shooting, dead reckoning, guessing, blastoff, snap, snapshot, shaft, jibe

    Antonyms:
    colorless, colourless

  3. stroke, shotnoun

    (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"

    Synonyms:
    shaft, stab, dig, guessing, fortuity, slash, snap, guesswork, blastoff, stroking, stroke, barb, throw, gibe, cam stroke, shooter, slam, scene, solidus, virgule, crack, snapshot, shooting, separatrix, guess, diagonal, cerebrovascular accident, jibe, chance event, accident, apoplexy, injection, pellet, dead reckoning

    Antonyms:
    colourless, colorless

  4. shot, cracknoun

    a chance to do something

    "he wanted a shot at the champion"

    Synonyms:
    gap, sally, shaft, stab, dig, guessing, cranny, snap, whirl, fissure, tornado, blastoff, stroke, barb, guesswork, offer, chap, crack cocaine, shooter, slam, scene, quip, go, crack, scissure, pass, snapshot, shooting, wisecrack, gibe, guess, fracture, fling, jibe, crevice, cracking, cleft, injection, pellet, dead reckoning

    Antonyms:
    colourless, colorless

  5. shot, shooternoun

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

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

    Synonyms:
    gunman, crap-shooter, shaft, gunslinger, pellet, hired gun, dig, guessing, snap, taw, torpedo, guesswork, blastoff, gun, barb, stab, shooter, slam, scene, crack, snapshot, shooting, gibe, guess, gun for hire, hit man, stroke, triggerman, jibe, injection, dead reckoning, hitman

    Antonyms:
    colorless, colourless

  6. scene, shotnoun

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

    Synonyms:
    shaft, stab, dig, guessing, aspect, setting, tantrum, snap, fit, guesswork, vista, view, blastoff, stroke, barb, guess, picture, shooter, prospect, slam, scene, scenery, panorama, crack, snapshot, shooting, gibe, conniption, jibe, injection, pellet, dead reckoning

    Antonyms:
    colorless, colourless

  7. injection, shotnoun

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

    "the nurse gave him a flu shot"

    Synonyms:
    stab, injection, scene, injectant, dig, stroke, snapshot, pellet, gibe, guesswork, barb, crack, shooter, shooting, dead reckoning, guessing, blastoff, snap, guess, shaft, slam, jibe

    Antonyms:
    colorless, colourless

  8. nip, shotnoun

    a small drink of liquor

    "he poured a shot of whiskey"

    Synonyms:
    shaft, coolness, stab, flavour, dig, zest, guessing, snap, savor, piquantness, guesswork, tanginess, savour, blastoff, stroke, barb, chilliness, shooter, slam, sapidity, pinch, crack, snapshot, shooting, smack, gibe, guess, piquance, tang, scene, relish, jibe, flavor, injection, piquancy, pellet, dead reckoning

    Antonyms:
    colorless, colourless

  9. shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibenoun

    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:
    calamus, beam, shaft, archeological site, stab, peter, shaft of light, diaphysis, guessing, excavation, ray of light, pecker, digging, snap, jab, guesswork, cock, rotating shaft, blastoff, stroke, ray, barb, prick, shooter, scape, slam, scene, spear, dick, dig, crack, tool, lance, snapshot, shooting, light beam, quill, gibe, guess, beam of light, sweep, putz, jibe, irradiation, injection, pellet, dead reckoning

    Antonyms:
    colourless, colorless

  10. guess, guesswork, guessing, shot, dead reckoningnoun

    an estimate based on little or no information

    Synonyms:
    stab, injection, scene, guess, dig, stroke, barb, conjecture, surmise, gibe, shaft, guesswork, slam, crack, pellet, shooter, shooting, supposition, dead reckoning, guessing, blastoff, snap, surmisal, snapshot, hypothesis, speculation, jibe

    Antonyms:
    colourless, colorless

  11. snapshot, snap, shotnoun

    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"

    Synonyms:
    shaft, stab, dig, guessing, snap, snatch, elasticity, slam, duck soup, picnic, blastoff, piece of cake, barb, guesswork, ginger snap, ginger nut, shooter, centering, scene, jibe, cinch, crack, snapshot, shooting, gingersnap, pushover, gibe, walkover, guess, child's play, snap bean, stroke, press stud, catch, breeze, grab, snap fastener, cracking, injection, pellet, dead reckoning

    Antonyms:
    colorless, colourless

  12. shotnoun

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

    "he trained at putting the shot"

    Synonyms:
    stab, injection, scene, guess, dig, stroke, barb, pellet, gibe, guesswork, slam, crack, shooter, shooting, dead reckoning, guessing, blastoff, snap, snapshot, shaft, jibe

    Antonyms:
    colourless, colorless

  13. shotnoun

    an explosive charge used in blasting

    Synonyms:
    stab, injection, scene, guess, dig, stroke, barb, pellet, gibe, guesswork, slam, crack, shooter, shooting, dead reckoning, guessing, blastoff, snap, snapshot, shaft, jibe

    Antonyms:
    colourless, colorless

  14. shotnoun

    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:
    stab, injection, scene, guess, dig, stroke, barb, pellet, gibe, guesswork, slam, crack, shooter, shooting, dead reckoning, guessing, blastoff, snap, snapshot, shaft, jibe

    Antonyms:
    colourless, colorless

  15. shotnoun

    an attempt to score in a game

    Synonyms:
    stab, injection, scene, guess, dig, stroke, barb, pellet, gibe, guesswork, slam, crack, shooter, shooting, dead reckoning, guessing, blastoff, snap, snapshot, shaft, jibe

    Antonyms:
    colourless, colorless

  16. shot, stabnoun

    informal words for any attempt or effort

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

    Synonyms:
    stab, injection, scene, guess, dig, stroke, barb, pellet, gibe, guesswork, slam, crack, thrust, twinge, knife thrust, shooter, shooting, dead reckoning, guessing, blastoff, snap, pang, snapshot, shaft, jibe

    Antonyms:
    colourless, colorless

  17. blastoff, shotadjective

    the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination

    Synonyms:
    stab, injection, scene, guess, dig, stroke, barb, pellet, gibe, guesswork, slam, crack, shooter, shooting, dead reckoning, guessing, blastoff, snap, snapshot, shaft, jibe

    Antonyms:
    colourless, colorless

  18. changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shotadjective

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

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

    Synonyms:
    changeable, mutable, opaline, pearlescent, nacreous, opalescent, iridescent, changeful, chatoyant, uncertain, unsettled

    Antonyms:
    colorless, colourless

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. shotnoun

    Synonyms:
    discharge

  2. shotnoun

    Synonyms:
    ball, bullet

  3. shotnoun

    Synonyms:
    [Colloquial.] marksman

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. shotnoun

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

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How to use shot in a sentence?

  1. Centre Pau Gasol:

    I was anticipating Manu (Ginobili) or Kawhi to make a play and take the shot, kawhi is their go-to guy pretty much, and Jimmy (Butler) did an incredible job contesting the shot. And then they got the corner shot, which was very well contested and we got a piece of it and won the game.

  2. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

    By the rude bridge that arched the flood,Their flag to April's breeze unfurled,Here once the embattled farmers stood,And fired the shot heard round the world.

  3. Kareem Abdul-Jabar:

    The first time I shot the hook, I was in fourth grade, and I was about five feet eight inches tall. I put the ball up and felt totally at ease with the shot. I was completely confident it would go in and I've been shooting it ever since.

  4. Charles Barkley:

    The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.

  5. Martin Luther King, Jr.:

    One of the greatest casualties of the war in Vietnam is the Great Society ... shot down on the battlefield of Vietnam.


Translations for shot

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  • cop, llançamentCatalan, Valencian
  • koule, výstřelCzech
  • hagl, skud, kugleDanish
  • Aufnahme, Wurf, Shot, Schuss, SpritzeGerman
  • πυροβολισμός, σκάγια, βολήGreek
  • pafoEsperanto
  • trago, chupito, peso, disparo, bala, tiro, tequilazo, cansado, desgastadoSpanish
  • پیک, شلیک, نما, شات, شوتPersian
  • paukku, pisto, sivallus, mahdollisuus, rokote, kuula, otto, iskemä, hauli, rokotus, laukaus, tujaus, piikki, tälli, yritys, väsynyt, puhki, poikki, kulunutFinnish
  • plomb, frappe, piqure, tir, dose, shooter, coup, poids, naze, crevé, fichuFrench
  • urcharIrish
  • urchairScottish Gaelic
  • lövés, felesHungarian
  • sparo, tiroItalian
  • ショット, 発射Japanese
  • Korean
  • tembakanMalay
  • kogel, schot, hagel, versleten, uitgeputDutch
  • haglNorwegian
  • strzał, kręceniePolish
  • foto, chute, fotografia, peso, tiroPortuguese
  • попытка, инъекция, ядро, бросок, кадр, доза, укол, выстрел, рю́мка, порция, дробь, удар, выплатаRussian
  • pucanjSerbo-Croatian
  • brok, výstrelSlovak
  • shot, chansning, hagel, skott, försök, skrotSwedish
  • kaptulaSwahili
  • aşınmakTurkish
  • Vietnamese

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