machine gun

The phrase “machine gun” has 3 syllables: ma-chine gun.

It's pronounced as /məˈʃiːn ɡʌn/.


What is synonym and antonym for machine gun?

In the thesaurus, “machine gun” has 12 synonyms.

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


Synonyms for machine gun

  • assault rifle
  • assault weapon
  • carbine
  • destroy
  • kill
  • machine pistol
  • pistol
  • rifle
  • shotgun
  • submachine gun
  • tommy gun
  • tommy-gun

Meanings of machine gun

  • noun
    1. A type of fully automatic firearm that fires bullets in rapid succession by a single action of the trigger and is capable of sustained fire.

Example Sentences

  • The soldiers carried a heavy machine gun into the battlefield.
  • The action movie featured intense scenes with rapid-fire machine gun battles.
  • The SWAT team equipped themselves with a powerful machine gun for the high-risk operation.
  • The historic exhibit displayed a World War II-era machine gun used by infantry.
  • Criminals in the heist movie unleashed a barrage of bullets from their stolen machine gun.

On this page you'll find 12 synonyms or another words to machine gun, such as: assault rifle, assault weapon, carbine, destroy, kill, machine pistol, pistol.

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

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machine guns

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  • pistols
  • shotguns
  • submachine gun
  • submachine guns
  • tommy guns
  • tommy-guns

machine pistol

  • assault rifle
  • assault weapon
  • machine gun
  • submachine gun
  • tommy gun

machine pistols

  • assault rifles
  • assault weapons
  • culverins
  • fieldpieces
  • harquebuses
  • machine guns
  • submachine guns
  • tommy guns

zip gun

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  • firearm
  • forty-five
  • gun
  • handgun
  • machine gun
  • pistol
  • revolver
  • rod
  • roscoe
  • sidearm
  • six-gun
  • six-shooter
  • small arm

zip guns

  • derringers
  • firearms
  • forty-fives
  • guns
  • handguns
  • machine guns
  • pistols
  • revolvers
  • roscoes
  • six-guns
  • six-shooters
  • small arms
  • submachine gun

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