BRANDISH: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BRANDISH?

Need another word that means the same as “brandish”? Find 7 synonyms and 30 related words for “brandish” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Brandish” are: flourish, wave, shake, wield, raise, hold aloft

Brandish as a Noun

Definitions of "Brandish" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “brandish” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The act of waving.

Synonyms of "Brandish" as a noun (1 Word)

flourish

An ornamental flowing curve in handwriting or scrollwork. A flourish of trumpets.

Brandish as a Verb

Definitions of "Brandish" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “brandish” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Wave or flourish (something, especially a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement.
• Exhibit aggressively.
• Move or swing back and forth.

Synonyms of "Brandish" as a verb (6 Words)

flourish	Grow vigorously. Happy New Year he yelled flourishing a bottle of whisky.
hold aloft	Protect against a challenge or attack.
raise	Multiply a number by itself a specified number of times 8 is 2 raised to the power 3. I ll raise you another hundred dollars.
shake	Shake a body part to communicate a greeting feeling or cognitive state. I couldn t shake the feeling that everyone was laughing at me.
wave	Set waves in. She asked the hairdresser to wave her hair.
wield	Have and be able to use (power or influence. A masked raider wielding a handgun.

Usage Examples of "Brandish" as a verb

• Brandish a sword.
• A man leaped out brandishing a knife.

Associations of "Brandish" (30 Words)

armor	A military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles.
assailant	Someone who attacks. The police have no firm leads about the identity of his assailant.
blade	A cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard. The Paralympics brought prosthetics such as running blades into the limelight.
bludgeon	Beat someone repeatedly with a bludgeon or other heavy object. Maces and spiked bludgeons.
bow	A single passage of a bow over the strings of an instrument. She bowed before the Queen.
cudgel	Strike with a cudgel. They would lie in wait and cudgel her to death.
dagger	A moth with a dark dagger shaped marking on the forewing. He drew his dagger and stabbed the leader.
fisherman	Someone whose occupation is catching fish.
fishing	The activity of catching fish, either for food or as a sport. Fishing boats.
gig	A light, fast, narrow boat adapted for rowing or sailing. They played a gig in New Jersey.
harpoon	Spear with a harpoon. Gilbert s father harpooned a five metre basking shark.
impale	(of a coat of arms) adjoin (another coat of arms) on the same shield. His head was impaled on a pike and exhibited for all to see.
javelin	An athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible. His nearest rival in the javelin.
jig	Dance a jig. We were jigging about in our seats.
joust	Joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback. To joust a man must have an opponent to ride against.
knife	Use a knife on. A shard of steel knifed through the mainsail.
lance	Pierce with a lance as in a knights fight. The teenager had been lanced by a wooden splinter.
lancet	Shaped like a lancet arch. A lancet clock.
mace	An official who carries a mace of office.
microtome	An instrument for cutting extremely thin sections of material for examination under a microscope.
plunge	Begin with vigor. A car swerved to avoid a bus and plunged into a ravine.
pummel	Strike repeatedly with the fists. He felt like a boxer who had been pummelled mercilessly against the ropes.
reel	A piece of music for a reel typically in simple or duple time. We put on the record player and danced reels.
scabbard	A sheath for a gun or other weapon or tool. A ceremonial sword hung at his side in a gilded scabbard.
sheathe	Encase (something) in a close-fitting or protective covering. Sheathe a sword.
shield	A stylized representation of a shield used for displaying a coat of arms. The horseshoe crab s armour forms a huge domed shield.
spear	A spearman. Smoked salmon wrapped around asparagus spears.
stab	A wound made by stabbing. Multiple stab wounds.
sword	One of the suits in a tarot pack. Not many perished by the sword.
wave	A shape regarded as resembling a breaking wave. A wave of treetops stretched to the horizon.