handgun

The word “handgun” has 2 syllables: hand-gun

It's pronounced as /ˈhændɡʌn/


What is synonym and antonym for handgun?

In the thesaurus, “handgun” has 61 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for handgun along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for handgun

  • AK-47
  • Saturday night special
  • Saturday-night special
  • Uzi
  • arm
  • arquebus
  • assault rifle
  • assault weapon
  • automatic
  • blaster
  • blunderbuss
  • breechloader
  • cannon
  • carbine
  • cheap handgun
  • culverin
  • derringer
  • difference
  • equalizer
  • fieldpiece
  • firearm
  • firelock
  • flintlock
  • forty-five
  • gat
  • gun
  • hardware
  • harquebus
  • heat
  • howitzer
  • machine gun
  • machine pistol
  • magnum
  • matchlock
  • mortar
  • musket
  • ordnance
  • peashooter
  • persuader
  • piece
  • pistol
  • repeater
  • revolver
  • rifle
  • rod
  • roscoe
  • self-loader
  • semiautomatic
  • shotgun
  • sidearm
  • six-gun
  • six-shooter
  • small arm
  • smoothbore
  • speargun
  • submachine gun
  • thirty-eight
  • tommy gun
  • twenty-two
  • weapon
  • zip gun

Meanings of handgun

  • noun
    1. A small gun with a relatively short barrel, designed to be held and operated with a single hand.

Example Sentences

  • The police officer secured his handgun in a holster before entering the building.
  • She took a firearms safety course to learn how to handle a handgun responsibly.
  • The detective found a handgun at the crime scene, which was sent for forensic analysis.
  • He kept his handgun in a locked drawer, away from children and unauthorized users.
  • The debate about gun control often includes discussions on the regulation of handguns.

On this page you'll find 61 synonyms or another words to handgun, such as: AK-47, Saturday night special, Saturday-night special, Uzi, arm, arquebus, assault rifle.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

machine gun

  • AK-47
  • Gatling gun
  • MG
  • Tommy gun
  • Uzi
  • annihilate
  • arm
  • arquebus
  • assault rifle
  • assault weapon
  • automatic
  • blaze
  • blot out
  • blow away
  • blunderbuss
  • breechloader
  • bring down
  • butcher
  • carbine
  • croak
  • culverin
  • decimate
  • derringer
  • destroy
  • dispatch
  • do in
  • drill
  • drop
  • fell
  • fieldpiece
  • firearm
  • firelock
  • flintlock
  • forty-five
  • gat
  • gun
  • handgun
  • harquebus
  • heat
  • ice
  • kill
  • machine pistol
  • massacre
  • matchlock
  • mitrailleuse
  • musket
  • pepper
  • pick off
  • piece
  • pistol
  • plug
  • pop
  • potshot
  • repeater
  • revolver
  • rifle
  • rod
  • roscoe
  • self-loader
  • semiautomatic
  • shoot
  • shoot down
  • shotgun
  • sidearm
  • six-gun
  • six-shooter
  • slaughter
  • slay
  • small arm
  • smoothbore
  • speargun
  • submachine gun
  • tommy gun
  • tommy-gun
  • twenty-two
  • wipe out
  • zip gun

machine pistol

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

zip gun

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

gat

  • AK-47
  • airway
  • approach
  • arm
  • arquebus
  • artery
  • assault rifle
  • assault weapon
  • automatic
  • avenue
  • bikeway
  • blunderbuss
  • boiler
  • boulevard
  • breechloader
  • bypass
  • bypath
  • byway
  • carbine
  • channel
  • convector
  • culverin
  • cycleway
  • derringer
  • door
  • doorway
  • drive
  • etna
  • expressway
  • fastball
  • fieldpiece
  • firearm
  • firelock
  • flintlock
  • forty-five
  • freeway
  • furnace
  • gate
  • gateway
  • gun
  • handgun
  • harquebus
  • hatch
  • heat
  • high road
  • highway
  • lane
  • laneway
  • machine gun
  • machine pistol
  • matchlock
  • musket
  • oven
  • pass
  • passage
  • passageway
  • path
  • piece
  • pike
  • pistol
  • portal
  • radiator
  • repeater
  • revolver
  • rifle
  • road
  • roadway
  • rod
  • roscoe
  • route
  • routeway
  • row
  • self-loader
  • semiautomatic
  • shotgun
  • sidearm
  • six-gun
  • six-shooter
  • small arm
  • smoothbore
  • speargun
  • stove
  • street
  • submachine gun
  • thoroughfare
  • tommy gun
  • trace
  • track
  • trail
  • turnpike
  • twenty-two
  • walk
  • walkway
  • watercourse
  • waterway
  • way
  • zip gun

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