torpedo Synonyms
Another word for torpedo
• noun (Context 1)
A cigar-shaped, self-propelled underwater projectile launched from a submarine, surface ship, or aircraft, designed to detonate upon contact with or in proximity to a naval target.
"The maritime museum features a decommissioned submarine with its forward missile tubes open for inspection."
• verb (Context 2)
To ruin, destroy, or cause the sudden failure of (a plan, negotiation, project, or career).
"A sudden disagreement over patent rights threatened to sabotage the merger at the last minute."
• verb (Context 3)
To attack, strike, or sink (a ship or naval target) with a self-propelled underwater projectile.
"The merchant vessel was torpedoed in the North Atlantic during the winter convoy."
• noun (Context 4)
Any bottom-dwelling cartilaginous fish of the family Torpedinidae (order Torpediniformes), native to temperate and tropical seas worldwide, having a flat rounded body and paired head organs capable of generating strong electric shocks to stun prey or deter predators; an electric ray.
"Ancient Mediterranean physicians sometimes used the shock of a live numbfish to numb pain in patients."
• noun (Context 5)
A large sandwich made on a long, cylindrical crusty roll filled with assorted meats, cheeses, vegetables, and condiments; a submarine sandwich.
"We stopped at the corner delicatessen to pick up a couple of Italian torpedoes for our picnic."
Opposites of torpedo
Looking for antonyms? The opposite of torpedo varies depending on the context. Here are a few common opposites: