Synonyms for semiautomatic
ˌsɛm iˌɔ təˈmæt ɪk, ˌsɛm aɪ-semi·au·to·mat·ic

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1. semiautomatic pistol, semiautomaticadjective

   a pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuously

   Synonyms:
   semiautomatic pistol

   Antonyms:
   manual

2. semiautomaticadjective

   partially automatic

   Synonyms:
   self-loading, autoloading(a)

   Antonyms:
   manual

3. autoloading(a), self-loading, semiautomaticadjective

   (of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously

   "an autoloading rifle"

   Antonyms:
   manual

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1. President Barack Obama:

   Congress should act to make sure no one on a no-fly list is able to buy a gun. What could possibly be the argument for allowing a terrorist suspect to buy a semiautomatic weapon? This is a matter of national security, what we can do, and must do, is make it harder for them to kill.

2. Supreme Court:

   Semiautomatic rifles are widely possessed.

3. Bobby Wilson:

   [She] was hell-bent on killing me in my sleep one night. At three o’clock in the morning, I woke up to find a rifle in my face— a semiautomatic rifle at that — and the bullets started to fly, and I started diving for cover.

4. New Zealand:

   We will ban all high-capacity magazines. We will ban all parts with the ability to convert semiautomatic, or any other type of firearm, into a military-style semi-automatic weapon, in short, every semi-automatic weapon used in the terrorist attack on Friday will be banned in this country.

5. Kevin Thelwell:

   Unknown subjects armed with various semiautomatic weapons, to include rifles, arrived on the scene and began discharging the firearms towards the residents, ultimately striking and killing Elijah LaFrance.