handguns

The word “handguns” has 2 syllables: hand-guns

It's pronounced as /ˈhændɡʌnz/


What is synonym and antonym for handguns?

In the thesaurus, “handguns” has 44 synonyms.

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


Synonyms for handguns

  • AK-47s
  • arms
  • arquebuses
  • assault rifles
  • assault weapons
  • automatics
  • blunderbusses
  • breechloaders
  • carbines
  • culverins
  • derringers
  • fieldpieces
  • firearms
  • firelocks
  • flintlocks
  • forty-fives
  • gats
  • guns
  • harquebuses
  • heat
  • machine guns
  • machine pistols
  • matchlocks
  • muskets
  • pieces
  • pistols
  • repeaters
  • revolvers
  • rifles
  • rods
  • roscoes
  • self-loaders
  • semiautomatics
  • shotguns
  • sidearms
  • six-guns
  • six-shooters
  • small arms
  • smoothbores
  • spearguns
  • submachine guns
  • tommy guns
  • twenty-twos
  • zip guns

Meanings of handguns

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

Example Sentences

  • The new policy requires a background check for anyone purchasing handguns.
  • She noticed several handguns displayed in the cabinet at the local gun shop.
  • The security team was trained to handle handguns safely and effectively.
  • Handguns are often subject to stricter regulations compared to other types of firearms.
  • The debate over handguns frequently revolves around issues of safety and control.

On this page you'll find 44 synonyms or another words to handguns, such as: AK-47s, arms, arquebuses, assault rifles, assault weapons, automatics, blunderbusses.

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

Related Words

zip guns

  • AK-47s
  • arms
  • arquebuses
  • assault rifles
  • assault weapons
  • automatics
  • blunderbusses
  • breechloaders
  • carbines
  • culverins
  • derringers
  • fieldpieces
  • firearms
  • firelocks
  • flintlocks
  • forty-fives
  • gats
  • guns
  • handguns
  • harquebuses
  • heat
  • machine guns
  • machine pistols
  • matchlocks
  • muskets
  • pieces
  • pistols
  • repeaters
  • revolvers
  • rifles
  • rods
  • roscoes
  • self-loaders
  • semiautomatics
  • shotguns
  • sidearms
  • six-guns
  • six-shooters
  • small arms
  • smoothbores
  • spearguns
  • submachine guns
  • tommy guns
  • twenty-twos

gats

  • AK-47s
  • airways
  • approaches
  • arms
  • arquebuses
  • arteries
  • assault rifles
  • assault weapons
  • automatics
  • avenues
  • bikeways
  • blunderbusses
  • boulevards
  • breechloaders
  • bypasses
  • bypaths
  • byways
  • carbines
  • channels
  • culverins
  • cycleways
  • derringers
  • doors
  • doorways
  • drives
  • expressways
  • fieldpieces
  • firearms
  • firelocks
  • flintlocks
  • forty-fives
  • freeways
  • gates
  • gateways
  • guns
  • handguns
  • harquebuses
  • hatches
  • heat
  • high roads
  • highways
  • lanes
  • laneways
  • machine guns
  • machine pistols
  • matchlocks
  • muskets
  • passages
  • passageways
  • passes
  • paths
  • pieces
  • pike
  • pikes
  • pistols
  • portals
  • repeaters
  • revolvers
  • rifles
  • roads
  • roadways
  • rods
  • roscoes
  • routes
  • routeways
  • rows
  • self-loaders
  • semiautomatics
  • shotguns
  • sidearms
  • six-guns
  • six-shooters
  • small arms
  • smoothbores
  • spearguns
  • streets
  • submachine guns
  • thoroughfares
  • tommy guns
  • traces
  • tracks
  • trails
  • turnpikes
  • twenty-twos
  • walks
  • walkways
  • watercourses
  • waterways
  • ways
  • zip guns

machine guns

  • AK-47s
  • annihilates
  • arms
  • arquebuses
  • assault rifles
  • assault weapons
  • automatics
  • blazes
  • blots out
  • blows away
  • blunderbusses
  • breechloaders
  • brings down
  • butchers
  • carbines
  • croaks
  • culverins
  • decimates
  • derringers
  • destroys
  • dispatches
  • does in
  • drills
  • drops
  • fells
  • fieldpieces
  • firearms
  • firelocks
  • flintlocks
  • forty-fives
  • gats
  • guns
  • handguns
  • harquebuses
  • heat
  • ices
  • kills
  • machine pistols
  • massacres
  • matchlocks
  • muskets
  • peppers
  • picks off
  • pieces
  • pistols
  • plugs
  • pops
  • potshots
  • repeaters
  • revolvers
  • rifles
  • rods
  • roscoes
  • self-loaders
  • semiautomatics
  • shoots
  • shoots down
  • shotguns
  • sidearms
  • six-guns
  • six-shooters
  • slaughters
  • slays
  • small arms
  • smoothbores
  • spearguns
  • submachine guns
  • tommy guns
  • tommy-guns
  • twenty-twos
  • wipes out
  • zip guns

machine pistols

  • AK-47s
  • arms
  • arquebuses
  • assault rifles
  • assault weapons
  • automatics
  • blunderbusses
  • breechloaders
  • carbines
  • culverins
  • derringers
  • fieldpieces
  • firearms
  • firelocks
  • flintlocks
  • forty-fives
  • gats
  • guns
  • handguns
  • harquebuses
  • heat
  • machine guns
  • matchlocks
  • muskets
  • pieces
  • pistols
  • repeaters
  • revolvers
  • rifles
  • rods
  • roscoes
  • self-loaders
  • semiautomatics
  • shotguns
  • sidearms
  • six-guns
  • six-shooters
  • small arms
  • smoothbores
  • spearguns
  • submachine guns
  • tommy guns
  • twenty-twos
  • zip guns

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