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

Matched Categories

1. • Attempt
   • Blow
   • Charge
   • Estimate
   • Expert
   • Maneuver
   • Medical Care
   • Opportunity
   • Photograph
   • Projectile
   • Propulsion
   • Remark
   • Small Indefinite Quantity
   • Sport
   • Sports Equipment

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shotnoun

   Synonyms:
   discharge

2. shotnoun

   Synonyms:
   ball, bullet

3. shotnoun

   Synonyms:
   [Colloquial.] marksman

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shotnoun

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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Geoff Ogilvy:

   It's totally different at Augusta, you can have a four- or five-shot lead and par in and feel like you can lose.

2. Samaritan Women:

   I didn't know I was in hell, i thought it was just life. Over those years I was held hostage, shot at, beaten with a pistol. And somewhere in my sick mind I thought this is how life is supposed to be.

3. Amerie Jo Garza:

   One little girl was just covered in blood head to toe. I thought she was injured, I asked her what was wrong. She said she was OK -- she was hysterical, saying that they shot her best friend, that they killed her best friend, she was not breathing.

4. Eli Savit:

   To be clear: our office recommended significantly more restrictive bond conditions, and we disagree with the bond decision that was handed down by the court, we share in the community's pain and anger from a child being shot. And we know that, for many, the pain and anger is compounded by the fact that the defendant was able to make his bond as set by the court.

5. Richard Lewis:

   When I walked in and they applauded, I felt like a million bucks, larry doesn’t like to hug, and he hugged me and told me how happy he was after we shot our scene.