projectile - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled

Synonyms

• missile
• projectile

More generic

• arm
• weapon
• weapon system

More specific

• arrow
• boomerang
• bullet
• cannon ball
• cannonball
• dart
• pellet
• round shot
• seeker
• shot
• slug
• spitball
• throw stick
• throwing stick

Noun

any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine

Synonyms

• projectile
• rocket

More generic

• vehicle

More specific

• missile
• multistage rocket
• research rocket
• step rocket
• test instrument vehicle
• test rocket

Related

• rocket
• rocket engine

Adjective

impelling or impelled forward

Synonyms

• projectile

Related

• dynamic
• dynamical

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