CANNONBALLS Synonyms: 122 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of cannonball

as in speeds

to proceed or move quickly a dune buggy came recklessly cannonballing down the crowded beach

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noun

plural of cannonball

as in projectiles

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Verb

In lieu of sugarcoating the possibility of being made whole again and/or overstating the extent to which a mutual understanding might allow these characters to identify their common enemy, the film cannonballs into the grim absurdity of a world that’s lost control of itself. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025

Noun

The researchers studied both cannonballs, noting the different metals, and relied on their historical knowledge of the artillery involved in the battle to assess which cannonball belonged to each side. — Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 25 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cannonballs

Verb

Ethylene speeds up the spoilage of this produce and can cause these fruits and veggies to go dull and yellow, wilt, soften, and become bitter.

— Molly Burford, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2026
Accelerate briskly and the beat speeds up and the higher frequencies come in.

— Byron Hurd, The Drive, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of speeds

Verb

In its breathless finale, Curry races through the mansion reconstructing every murder, flinging himself through doors and corridors while maintaining the verbal precision of a stage actor performing at double speed.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Finn Gomez / Getty Images Kirkwood, who races for Andretti Global, started second but took the lead on the opening lap with a daring maneuver around the outside of pole-sitter and championship leader Alex Palou in front of the National Archives.

— Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of races

Noun

Keeping that infrastructure operational requires more than maintaining the missiles themselves.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
These changes should be combined with a broader upgrading of Taiwan’s armed forces’ network of sensors, communications tools, drones, and missiles.

— HOLMES LIAO, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of missiles

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Chaparral flies autonomously Elroy Air completed a new series of autonomous, uncrewed flight tests of its Chaparral cargo aircraft under the US Department of Transportation and FAA’s eIPP project.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
Related Stories The festival traditionally flies all the flags representing directors with films in the selection from flagpoles on the Palazzo del Cinema, where the gala screenings take place every night.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of flies

Verb

That claim will be put to the test against one of California’s best teams next week, when Mission Viejo travels to Sacramento to play Folsom High.

— Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Carter Nylon Cargo Backpack My 56-year-old mom never travels without a backpack to easily store her medicines, snacks, chargers, laptop, and even spare clothes in the compact bag.

— Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of travels

Noun

Instead, Hongqi said the solar roof could help supply lower-voltage electrical loads, including air conditioning, refrigerators and the vehicle’s sentry or monitoring systems.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Together, Jaybush, Brad Chambers, and the American Heavy Moving team figured out a route through the city that avoided street trees, tight turns, and roads that run above old, fragile sewer pipes, which aren’t rated for heavy loads.

— Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026

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