Synonyms for shot

noun

• an estimate based on little or no information
• a solid missile discharged from a firearm
• a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
• an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
• an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
• a chance to do something
• the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
• a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
• (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
• the act of firing a projectile
• informal words for any attempt or effort
• the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
• a small drink of liquor
• a blow hard enough to cause injury
• an attempt to score in a game
• an explosive charge used in blasting
• sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put

adjective

• varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles