Synonyms and antonyms of Words used to describe weapons and explosives in British Thesaurus

anti-aircraft (adjective)

designed to destroy aircraft

anti-personnel (adjective)

anti-personnel weapons are designed to injure or kill people, rather than destroy buildings or weapons

anti-tank (adjective)

designed to destroy tanks (=large military vehicles with big guns)

conventional (adjective)

conventional weapons are guns, bombs etc of the usual type, not nuclear weapons. A conventional war is one that does not involve the use of nuclear weapons

explosive (adjective)

used for causing an explosion

explosive (adjective)

able to explode

heavy (adjective)

heavy machines, vehicles, or weapons are large and powerful

heavy (adjective)

using a lot of bombs, guns, or other weapons

live (adjective)

a live bomb or missile is capable of exploding because it has not yet been used

long-range (adjective)

long-range weapons, aircraft etc are able to travel over long distances

non-nuclear (adjective)

not using nuclear energy or weapons

nuclear (adjective)

relating to weapons that use energy produced in this way

offensive (adjective)

used for attacking

strategic (adjective)

strategic weapons are designed to hit an enemy’s home country

tactical (adjective)

tactical aircraft, missiles, and other weapons are designed to be used over short distances

unexploded (adjective)

an unexploded bomb has been dropped or left somewhere but has not exploded, usually because of a fault