Synonyms & related words for catapults

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of catapults. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to catapults

Explore words related to catapults — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include mangonel, trebuchet, ballista, onager, slingshot, bricole, catapulting, arbalest. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does catapults come from?

The word catapults breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: cata-, from Greek kata (“against, down”); and -pult, from Greek pallo (“hurl”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.