Synonyms of firearm

firearm

noun

ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌärm 

as in gun

a portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder

will need a permit to carry a firearm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gun
• rifle
• pistol
• handgun
• arm
• revolver
• shotgun
• small arm
• musket
• piece
• heat
• derringer
• semiautomatic
• sidearm
• six-shooter
• zip gun
• flintlock
• six-gun
• carbine
• matchlock
• firelock
• smoothbore
• harquebus
• blunderbuss
• machine gun
• culverin
• rod
• assault rifle
• breechloader
• submachine gun
• assault weapon
• fieldpiece
• roscoe
• machine pistol
• gat
• self-loader
• automatic
• tommy gun
• repeater
• speargun
• AK-47
• forty-five
• twenty-two

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of firearm

Another new law requires firearms dealers and law enforcement agencies operating gun buyback programs to destroy all weapons that are traded in. — Liam Bowman, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

According to court records, Lozada was charged by New Britain police at the time with larceny and firearm charges. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026

Her husband, Roger Bradford, 60, was later charged with first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2026

Baldwin alleged that decision was just one part of a pattern of disturbing prosecutorial abuses, including presenting false information to the grand jury, failing to disclose two firearms reports, and filing an unlawful gun enhancement. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026