Synonyms for arrow

Most common

directed edge · arc · bolt · pointer · dart · morphism · streal

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A directed edge.

Related words

Word family

arrow-finger arrow-hole arrowmaker arrowpoint

Phrases

arrow slit broad arrow elf arrow straight arrow arrow arum arrow bamboo arrow crab arrow snake

Forms

Plural

arrows → arcs, darts, pointers, bolts…

Example sentences

• arc Most arc lamps can only be found in museums nowadays.
• bolt It came to the president like a bolt of lightning.
• pointer Tom was using a laser pointer to play with his cat.
• dart Tom was killed by a poison dart fired from a blowgun.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

arc¹

4 letters

bolt¹, dart¹

5 letters

shaft¹

6 letters

streal

7 letters

pointer²

8 letters

morphism

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pointer² = 2 syllables).

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