Antonyms for shoot
ʃutshoot

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1. shootnoun

   a new branch

2. shootverb

   the act of shooting at targets

   "they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer"

3. shoot, hit, pipverb

   hit with a missile from a weapon

   Synonyms:
   whip, dispatch, scud, sprout, hit, arrive at, attain, film, snap, reach, take, pullulate, strike, score, bourgeon, make, polish off, collide with, buck, gain, shoot down, mop up, fool away, fritter, off, impinge on, dissipate, dart, frivol away, run into, burgeon forth, stumble, worst, slay, scoot, fritter away, charge, inject, germinate, murder, rack up, tally, fool, photograph, come to, tear, dash, spud, flash, pip, bump off, remove, blast

4. shoot, pipverb

   kill by firing a missile

   Synonyms:
   whip, scud, sprout, hit, rack up, film, snap, take, pullulate, bourgeon, buck, shoot down, mop up, fool away, fritter, dissipate, dart, frivol away, burgeon forth, worst, scoot, fritter away, charge, inject, germinate, fool, photograph, tear, dash, spud, flash, pip, blast

5. blast, shootverb

   fire a shot

   "the gunman blasted away"

   Synonyms:
   scud, germinate, blare, sprout, hit, nail, film, smash, crucify, take, pullulate, fool, bourgeon, boom, pillory, scoot, fool away, fritter, dissipate, dart, frivol away, burgeon forth, fritter away, charge, inject, savage, shoot down, buck, snap, photograph, blast, dash, knock down, flash, pip, spud, tear, shell

6. film, shoot, takeverb

   make a film or photograph of something

   "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"

   Synonyms:
   require, read, hit, occupy, subscribe to, rent, withdraw, inject, lead, ingest, pullulate, take on, carry, deal, assume, have, hold, choose, learn, fill, dash, burgeon forth, fritter away, dart, drive, consume, buck, bourgeon, demand, consider, need, study, pick out, contain, fool, contract, adopt, charter, film, remove, admit, lease, shoot down, train, blast, take up, fool away, bring, strike, use up, necessitate, take, engage, call for, make, claim, get, get hold of, exact, take away, pack, fritter, scoot, germinate, photograph, submit, convey, take aim, aim, charge, direct, tear, snap, scud, pip, spud, sprout, subscribe, select, involve, acquire, look at, postulate, hire, accept, guide, flash, dissipate, take in, ask, frivol away, conduct

7. shootverb

   send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly

   "shoot a glance"

   Synonyms:
   buck, inject, bourgeon, dissipate, scoot, frivol away, pip, spud, blast, flash, fool away, pullulate, photograph, fool, shoot down, burgeon forth, snap, germinate, scud, charge, sprout, hit, take, film, fritter away, fritter, tear, dart, dash

8. dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shootverb

   run or move very quickly or hastily

   "She dashed into the yard"

   Synonyms:
   bourgeon, winkle, swank, burgeon forth, scud, frighten away, sprout, hit, crash, film, flash, smash, wink, rack, take, show off, pullulate, fool, fleet, flutter, scare off, flaunt, scare away, buck, scoot, fool away, ostentate, fritter, dissipate, dart, flit, blink, pall, frivol away, daunt, fritter away, charge, inject, germinate, scare, shoot down, snap, photograph, blast, dash, spud, frighten off, pip, tear, twinkle

9. tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buckverb

   move quickly and violently

   "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"

   Synonyms:
   hitch, land, jerk, flash, scoot, bear down, scud, sprout, hit, consign, excite, commove, commit, blame, film, snap, down, appoint, take, point, pullulate, agitate, load, bill, deplumate, bourgeon, defeat, rouse, buck, saddle, pull, fool away, fritter, kill, lodge, dissipate, dart, frivol away, file, bust, burgeon forth, accuse, level, institutionalize, turn on, pluck, fritter away, charge, inject, vote down, deplume, germinate, shoot down, institutionalise, fool, burden, photograph, charge up, blast, dash, send, go against, spud, rupture, pip, vote out, displume, tear

10. shootverb

    throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective

    "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"

    Synonyms:
    buck, inject, bourgeon, dissipate, scoot, frivol away, pip, spud, blast, flash, fool away, pullulate, photograph, fool, shoot down, burgeon forth, snap, germinate, scud, charge, sprout, hit, take, film, fritter away, fritter, tear, dart, dash

11. photograph, snap, shootverb

    record on photographic film

    "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"

    Synonyms:
    flash, flick, scud, sprout, hit, film, snap, snatch, take, pullulate, bourgeon, buck, shoot down, fool away, fritter, break down, dissipate, dart, frivol away, bust, burgeon forth, crack, snarl, scoot, fritter away, charge, inject, germinate, snatch up, fool, photograph, click, blast, dash, lose it, spud, rupture, pip, tear

12. shootverb

    emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully

    "The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth"

    Synonyms:
    buck, inject, bourgeon, dissipate, scoot, frivol away, pip, spud, blast, flash, fool away, pullulate, photograph, fool, shoot down, burgeon forth, snap, germinate, scud, charge, sprout, hit, take, film, fritter away, fritter, tear, dart, dash

13. shootverb

    cause a sharp and sudden pain in

    "The pain shot up her leg"

    Synonyms:
    buck, inject, bourgeon, dissipate, scoot, frivol away, pip, spud, blast, flash, fool away, pullulate, photograph, fool, shoot down, burgeon forth, snap, germinate, scud, charge, sprout, hit, take, film, fritter away, fritter, tear, dart, dash

14. inject, shootverb

    force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing

    "inject hydrogen into the balloon"

    Synonyms:
    scud, sprout, hit, put in, film, snap, take, throw in, bourgeon, come in, buck, shoot down, fool away, fritter, dissipate, dart, frivol away, burgeon forth, fritter away, scoot, pullulate, charge, inject, germinate, fool, photograph, tear, dash, interpose, spud, flash, pip, interject, blast

15. shootverb

    variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors

    "shoot cloth"

    Synonyms:
    buck, inject, bourgeon, dissipate, scoot, frivol away, pip, spud, blast, flash, fool away, pullulate, photograph, fool, shoot down, burgeon forth, snap, germinate, scud, charge, sprout, hit, take, film, fritter away, fritter, tear, dart, dash

16. shootverb

    throw dice, as in a crap game

    Synonyms:
    buck, inject, bourgeon, dissipate, scoot, frivol away, pip, spud, blast, flash, fool away, pullulate, photograph, fool, shoot down, burgeon forth, snap, germinate, scud, charge, sprout, hit, take, film, fritter away, fritter, tear, dart, dash

17. fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool awayverb

    spend frivolously and unwisely

    "Fritter away one's inheritance"

    Synonyms:
    dupe, scud, befool, sprout, hit, gull, slang, film, put on, snap, take in, put one across, take, break up, bourgeon, arse around, put one over, fool around, buck, shoot down, disperse, fritter, spread out, dart, frivol away, dash, burgeon forth, horse around, scoot, fritter away, charge, inject, germinate, cod, dissipate, scatter, fool, photograph, blast, dispel, spud, flash, pip, pullulate, tear, fool away

18. shootverb

    score

    "shoot a basket"; "shoot a goal"

    Synonyms:
    buck, inject, bourgeon, dissipate, scoot, frivol away, pip, spud, blast, flash, fool away, pullulate, photograph, fool, shoot down, burgeon forth, snap, germinate, scud, charge, sprout, hit, take, film, fritter away, fritter, tear, dart, dash

19. shootverb

    utter fast and forcefully

    "She shot back an answer"

    Synonyms:
    buck, inject, bourgeon, dissipate, scoot, frivol away, pip, spud, blast, flash, fool away, pullulate, photograph, fool, shoot down, burgeon forth, snap, germinate, scud, charge, sprout, hit, take, film, fritter away, fritter, tear, dart, dash

20. shootverb

    measure the altitude of by using a sextant

    "shoot a star"

    Synonyms:
    buck, inject, bourgeon, dissipate, scoot, frivol away, pip, spud, blast, flash, fool away, pullulate, photograph, fool, shoot down, burgeon forth, snap, germinate, scud, charge, sprout, hit, take, film, fritter away, fritter, tear, dart, dash

21. shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sproutverb

    produce buds, branches, or germinate

    "the potatoes sprouted"

    Synonyms:
    teem, scud, blast, sprout, hit, film, snap, take, pullulate, bourgeon, swarm, buck, shoot down, fool away, fritter, dissipate, dart, frivol away, burgeon forth, develop, stock, scoot, fritter away, charge, inject, germinate, pour, stream, fool, photograph, tear, dash, spud, flash, pip, evolve

22. inject, shootverb

    give an injection to

    "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"

    Synonyms:
    scud, sprout, hit, put in, film, snap, take, throw in, bourgeon, come in, buck, shoot down, fool away, fritter, dissipate, dart, frivol away, burgeon forth, fritter away, scoot, pullulate, charge, inject, germinate, fool, photograph, tear, dash, interpose, spud, flash, pip, interject, blast

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1. shootnoun

   Synonyms:
   chute, shute, flume, channel

2. shootnoun

   Synonyms:
   tiller, sucker, sprout, offshoot, chit, twig, scion

3. shootverb

   Synonyms:
   discharge, fire, eject, hurl, emit, ejaculate, protrude, project, extend, jut, germinate, sprout, penetrate, dart, fusillade, tiller

How to use shoot in a sentence?

1. Antonio Ledezma:

   Under this regime, you will die in one of three ways, either by protesting and the forces will shoot you, or because of lack of medicine or a lack of food.

2. Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Shortly before being shot.:

   Shoot, coward, you are only going to kill a man.

3. Abdul Rahman Naseri:

   They were shouting in Pashto (language), ‘Don’t leave any of them alive, good or bad. Shoot and kill them all,’ one of them shouted.

4. Emily Fisher:

   Ever since we were younger, Jakob Wagner was one of the kids you kind of watched out for, if someone was going to shoot Antigo High School, we thought Antigo High School was going to be Jakob Wagner.

5. George Brainard:

   (Silk lighting) just sort of softened the harsh sunlight, and that way I could get really pretty light all day so I wasn't just restricted to shooting in the early morning and late-afternoon hours, i could shoot any time. It just makes a really pretty soft light on the people.

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