shot - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination

Synonyms

• blastoff
• shot

More generic

• rocket firing
• rocket launching

Noun

the act of firing a projectile

Synonyms

• shooting
• shot

More generic

• actuation
• propulsion

More specific

• countershot
• discharge
• firing
• firing off
• gunfire
• gunshot
• headshot
• potshot
• shellfire
• shoot

Related

• fire control

Noun

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

Synonyms

• shot
• stroke

More generic

• maneuver
• manoeuvre
• play

More specific

• baseball swing
• break
• cannon
• carom
• cut
• golf shot
• golf stroke
• masse
• masse shot
• miscue
• swing
• swipe
• tennis shot
• tennis stroke
• undercut

Related

• follow-through

Noun

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

Synonyms

• injection
• shot

More generic

• medical aid
• medical care

More specific

• intradermal injection
• intramuscular injection
• intravenous injection
• subcutaneous injection

Noun

informal words for any attempt or effort

Synonyms

• shot
• stab

More generic

• attempt
• effort
• endeavor
• endeavour
• try

Noun

an attempt to score in a game

Synonyms

• shot

More generic

• attempt
• effort
• endeavor
• endeavour
• try

More specific

• basketball shot
• headshot
• slapshot

Noun

a blow hard enough to cause injury

Synonyms

• shot

More generic

• blow

More specific

• cheap shot

Noun

a solid missile discharged from a firearm

Synonyms

• pellet
• shot

More generic

• missile
• projectile

More specific

• BB
• BB shot
• ball
• bird shot
• buckshot
• duck shot
• grape
• grapeshot
• musket ball

Related

• canister
• canister shot
• case shot

Noun

an explosive charge used in blasting

Synonyms

• shot

More generic

• burster
• bursting charge
• charge
• explosive charge

Noun

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

Synonyms

• shot

More generic

• sports equipment

Noun

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

Synonyms

• shot
• snap
• snapshot

More generic

• exposure
• photo
• photograph
• pic
• picture

Noun

an estimate based on little or no information

Synonyms

• dead reckoning
• guess
• guessing
• guesswork
• shot

More generic

• approximation
• estimate
• estimation
• idea

Noun

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

Synonyms

• scene
• shot

More generic

• exposure
• photo
• photograph
• pic
• picture

More specific

• outtake

Related

• film
• flick
• motion picture
• motion-picture show
• movie
• moving picture
• moving-picture show
• pic
• picture
• picture show

Noun

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

Synonyms

• barb
• dig
• gibe
• jibe
• shaft
• shot
• slam

More generic

• comment
• input
• remark

More specific

• cheap shot

Noun

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

Synonyms

• shooter
• shot

More generic

• expert

More specific

• crack shot
• gun
• gunman
• marksman
• sharpshooter
• trapshooter

Noun

a small drink of liquor

Synonyms

• nip
• shot

More generic

• small indefinite amount
• small indefinite quantity

Noun

a chance to do something

Synonyms

• crack
• shot

More generic

• chance
• opportunity

Adjective

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

Synonyms

• changeable
• chatoyant
• iridescent
• shot

Related

• colorful
• colourful

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