Torpedo Synonyms

tôr-pēdō
A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. projectile
  2. submarine-sandwich
  3. underwater missile
  4. assassin
  5. submarine
  6. attack
  7. fish
  8. cutthroat
  9. damage
  10. gunman
  11. bomber
  12. destroy
  13. grinder
  14. whale
  15. explode
  16. gunslinger
  17. hero
  18. explosive
  19. hero-sandwich
  20. hired-gun
  21. firework
  22. hoagie
  23. flying pig
  24. missile
  25. gun
  26. hoagy
  27. cuban-sandwich
  28. gun for hire
  29. ruin
  30. italian-sandwich
  31. sink
  32. poor-boy
  33. triggerman
  34. thug
  35. sub
  36. wreck
  37. hit-man
  38. hitman
  39. wedge
  40. shooter
  41. zep
Any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. electric-ray
  2. crampfish
  3. numbfish
To cause the complete ruin or wreckage of
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. bankrupt
  2. break down
  3. cross up
  4. demolish
  5. destroy
  6. finish
  7. ruin
  8. shatter
  9. sink
  10. smash
  11. spoil
  12. undo
  13. wash up
  14. wrack
  15. wreck
  16. total

Words Related to Torpedo

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Torpedo Sentence Examples

  • There the German torpedo craft and German submarines lay in a safe base only some 60 m.

  • She missed her with a torpedo and opened fire at Boo yards.

  • The squib is lowered after the torpedo, and, when exploded by the descent of the weight, fires the charge.

  • On the completion of drilling, or when the production is found to decrease, it is usual to torpedo the well to increase the flow.

  • He added, it is true, a few torpedo boats and destroyers, but he promptly had them dismantled on arrival at Constantinople.

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