Synonyms for missile
ˈmɪs əl; esp. Brit. -aɪlmis·sile

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1. missile

   Synonyms:
   projectile

   Antonyms:
   artillery, band-arms, sidearm

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1. missilenoun

   a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control

   Synonyms:
   projectile

2. projectile, missilenoun

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

   Synonyms:
   rocket, projectile

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1. • Rocket
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1. missilenoun

   Synonyms:
   projectile

2. missileadjective

   Synonyms:
   missive, to be thrown

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1. missilenoun

   Synonyms:
   projectile, dejectile

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1. List of paraphrases for "missile":

   missiles, rocket, rockets, anti-missile, antimissile, guided-missile, shells, projectiles, rpgs, truncheon, ballistic

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1. Mike Pence:

   As the President says, it's time for them to behave, to listen to the world community and to set aside their nuclear ambitions, their ballistic missile ambitions, and be willing to join the family of nations.

2. Yoshihide Suga:

   The situation is different from last year when missile launches were frequent and it is not a situation where missiles will soon come flying.

3. Carl Schuster:

   They can bomb anyone landing on one of Japan's main islands... but they can't strike Chinese or North Korean air bases or missile sites.

4. Craig Cooning:

   With Admiral Syring, we are looking to make what we do in missile defense more like space programs and less like defense weapons programs. There’s a higher design reliability in space than there historically has been in some weapons programs.

5. Adel Al-Jubeir:

   We believe the nuclear deal was flawed, we believe the deal does not deal with Iran's ballistic missile program nor does it deal with Iran's support for terrorism.