Synonyms & related words for ordnance

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of ordnance — including artillery, armament, weaponry, weapons, musketry, cannonry. 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 ordnance

Explore words related to ordnance — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include munition, gun, gunnery, ammunition, chassepot, petronel, fieldpiece, ammo. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for ordnance

Common synonyms for ordnance include artillery, armament, weaponry, weapons, musketry, cannonry, flak, missilery — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does ordnance come from?

The word ordnance breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root ord-, from Latin ordo (“order, rank”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.