Synonyms for nuclear
ˈnu kli ər, ˈnyu-; by metathesis -kyə lər; -kli ər; -klə yər; -kyə lərnu·cle·ar

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1. nuclear, atomicadjective

   (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy

   "nuclear war"; "nuclear weapons"; "atomic bombs"

   Synonyms:
   atomic

   Antonyms:
   peripheral, conventional

2. nuclearadjective

   of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom

   "nuclear physics"; "nuclear fission"; "nuclear forces"

   Synonyms:
   atomic

   Antonyms:
   peripheral, conventional

3. nuclearadjective

   of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of a cell

   "nuclear membrane"; "nuclear division"

   Synonyms:
   atomic

   Antonyms:
   peripheral, conventional

4. nuclearadjective

   constituting or like a nucleus

   "annexation of the suburban fringe by the nuclear metropolis"; "the nuclear core of the congregation"

   Synonyms:
   atomic

   Antonyms:
   peripheral, conventional

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1. List of paraphrases for "nuclear":

   atomic, nuke, nuclear-, nuclear-weapon, nucléaire, nuclear-related, radioactive, nucléaires, nukes

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1. Gharib Abadi:

   Iran, like all other members of the agency, can not condone any behavior or action which may be against the safety and security of its nuclear installations, especially... considering the past sabotage attempts in its nuclear facilities.

2. Rex Tillerson:

   Past efforts have failed to halt North Korea's unlawful weapons programs and nuclear and ballistic missile tests, with each provocation, North Korea jeopardizes stability in Northeast Asia and poses a growing threat to our allies and the U.S. homeland.

3. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky:

   Security guarantees and the neutral, non-nuclear status of our state. We are ready to accept this. This is the most important point, the issues of Donbas and Crimea must be discussed and solved.

4. Lisa Collins:

   You can't get a verifiable list of anything unless nuclear weapons experts are part of the process, is President Trump going to create a list of all those facilities? Does he even know where some of these places are? I would be very skeptical.

5. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky:

   There are no easy solutions, you want me to magically wave a wand and all of a sudden their nuclear weapons are gone?