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Synonyms for dagger

8 synonyms
2 meanings

noun

Most common

knife dirk stiletto poniard obelus sticker bowie knife

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Knife — A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade

knife, dirk, stiletto, poniard

2. Obelisk — the typographical mark †

obelisk, obelus

Other

bowie knife, sticker

Definitions

n. 1
A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.
n. 2
The typographical mark †.

Related words

Phrases: double dagger bollock dagger kidney dagger mutton dagger

Forms

Plural: daggers → knives, dirks, stilettos, poniards…

Example sentences

knife The knife we used to cut the bread with was sharp.
dirk Drunk Dirk thinks your fat pigeons are dancing.
stiletto Those stiletto heels look stunning but are hard to walk in.
sticker Yanni was scraping the sticker with a razor blade.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
dagger		rising
knife		rising
dirk		rising
stiletto		rising
poniard		rising
obelus		steady

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

By length

4 letters: dirk¹
5 letters: knife¹
6 letters: obelus
7 letters: sticker², obelisk, poniard
8 letters: stiletto³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sticker² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: poignard
Italiano: pugnale
Español: puñal
Català: punyal