Assault rifle
Assault rifle noun - Any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use.
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Synonyms for Assault rifle
Submachine gun and assault rifle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Submachine gun" instead a noun phrase "Assault rifle".
Submachine gun
Submachine gun noun - Machine gun that is a portable automatic firearm.
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Synonyms for Submachine gun
Assault rifle and submachine gun are semantically related. You can use "Assault rifle" instead a noun phrase "Submachine gun".
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Related pairs
- arm and assault rifle
- arm and submachine gun
- heat and assault rifle
- heat and submachine gun
- piece and assault rifle
- piece and submachine gun
- automatic and assault rifle
- automatic and submachine gun
- machine gun and assault rifle
- machine gun and submachine gun
- gun and assault rifle
- gun and submachine gun
- automatic rifle and assault rifle
- automatic rifle and submachine gun
Both terms in one sentence
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There is a pistol, a shotgun and a sniper rifle, but instead of the usual submachine gun/assault rifle you get a rarer grenade launcher.
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The medics in Vietcong are always armed with either a submachine gun or an assault rifle.
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Combat Medic: Armed with either a submachine gun or an assault rifle.
Source: Videogame / Vietcong
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Submachine gun and Assault rifle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/assault_rifle/submachine_gun
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