Fired and Shot

Related words

Fired adjective - Having lost your job.

Show all Definitions

Shot and fired are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shot" instead a verb "Fired".

Nearby Words: fire, firing

Shot noun - A directed propelling of a missile by a firearm or artillery piece.

Show all Definitions

Fired and shot are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fired" instead a verb "Shot".

Knowing that if she rediscovers her old feelings for him, he could end up fired or shot, he takes drastic measures to make himself as unattractive to her as possible.

Source: New Old Flame
He goes on to reveal that he was aiming for a torso shot and fired right when his target had ducked.

Source: Literature / Ciaphas Cain
Several episodes in the series centered around Hogan having to find a way to keep the Stalag like this, usually by finding some clever way to keep Klink from being promoted/fired/shot/sent to the Russian front and getting replaced by a more competent officer.

Source: Cardboard Prison

Cite this Source

Shot and Fired. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fired/shot

Fired & Shot. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fired/shot>.

Shot or Fired. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fired/shot.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "fired" and "shot" have occurred on timeline