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weaponed with

weaponed with

8.8
Having tools or devices for attack and defense
  • adjective
translation icon : armado con
  • The soldiers were weaponed with the latest firearms.

Examples

  • The new tanks were weaponed with state-of-the-art missile systems.

  • Is the drone weaponed with advanced technology?

  • In the movie, the heroes are weaponed with high-tech gadgets and armor.

  • The activists, weaponed with evidence and determination, confronted the corrupt officials.

  • In the sci-fi film, the team was weaponed with cutting-edge technology to fight alien invaders.

  • The modern warship is weaponed with multiple defense systems and advanced radar.

  • The army's fighters were weaponed with the newest combat gear for their mission.

Synonyms

armed
vsweaponed with
986 2.7

Carrying weapons for attack or protection

also covers advanced technology and broader means for attack or defense
militarized
vsweaponed with
1 7.1

Controlled by soldiers and equipped with weapons

can include advanced technology beyond organized combat forces
weaponed
vsweaponed with
8.9

Carrying weapons and ready to use them

also includes advanced technology as means of attack or defense
equipped
vsweaponed with
3.9

Having weapons for fighting or protection

also includes advanced technology not limited to combat or security tools

Antonyms

unarmed
163 2.7

A person who is not carrying any weapons

weaponless
1 4.6

Not carrying anything that can be used to hurt someone

How Armed

armed to the teeth
  • Informal
9 5.6
weaponed with
8.8
unarmed
163 2.7

Surface Forms

weaponed with positive

Morphology

weaponed + with

The meaning 'equipped with weapons' is directly and predictably derived from 'weaponed' (fitted with weapons) plus the preposition 'with' (indicating instrument/means). This past-participle/adjective + with construction is a regular, compositional English pattern and would be readily understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.

Etymology

Weaponed with comes from the clear image of a person carrying a weapon at their side, ready to use it. So when someone is weaponed with facts, gadgets, or weapons, it means they are 'equipped' or 'prepared' to act or defend themselves.