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Synonyms for sword

Most common

steel blade knife saber US cutlass rapier claymore fencer

All synonyms

Noun

1. Blade

blade, steel, brand dated

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack.

    He took out his sword and stabbed the man in the stomach.

Forms

Plural
swords → blades, steels, brands, knives…

Example sentences

  • steel Building the steel factory was a great enterprise.
  • blade Yanni was scraping the sticker with a razor blade.
  • knife The knife we used to cut the bread with was sharp.
  • saber Beat Saber is perhaps the most famous VR game yet.
  • cutlass Kalman struck Boldi in the neck with his cutlass.
  • rapier Suddenly a soldier appeared, who held a rapier in his hand.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
swordrising
steelfalling
bladesteady
kniferising
saberrising
cutlassrising

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

By length

4 letters
foil1
5 letters
brand1, steel1, knife1, blade1, saber2, sabre2
6 letters
rapier3, fencer, glaive
7 letters
cutlass2
8 letters
claymore2, falchion

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (saber2 = 2 syllables).

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