Synonyms for pennant

Most common

waft · pennon · flag · crown

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition. The broad pennant flown by commodores.

Related words

Word family

pennon pendant

Forms

Plural

pennants → streamers, pennons, wafts, flags…

Example sentences

• pennon The knight had a blue pennon hanging from the end of his lance.
• flag The assistant referee raised his flag for offside.
• crown They met the crown princes of Sweden and Denmark.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

flag¹, waft¹

5 letters

crown¹

6 letters

pennon

7 letters

pendant²

8 letters

streamer²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pendant² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

fanion

Deutsch

Fahne