Synonyms for stiletto

Most common

knife · dagger

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A small, slender knife or dagger-like weapon intended for stabbing.

Related words

Phrases

stiletto heel

Forms

Plural

stilettos → knives, daggers, pique-devants…

Example sentences

• knife The knife we used to cut the bread with was sharp.
• dagger There's some cloak-and-dagger stuff going on here.

Popularity over time

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

By length

5 letters

knife¹

6 letters

dagger²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dagger² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

stylet