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

Need another word that means the same as “knife”? Find 22 synonyms and 30 related words for “knife” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Knife” are: tongue, cutting tool, blade, cutter, carver, stab, hack, gash, run through, slash, lacerate, cut, tear, gouge, pierce, spike, impale, transfix, bayonet, spear, skewer, wound

Knife as a Noun

Definitions of "Knife" as a noun

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

• A weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point.
• An instrument composed of a blade fixed into a handle, used for cutting or as a weapon.
• A cutting blade forming part of a machine.
• Any long thin projection that is transient.
• Edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle.

Synonyms of "Knife" as a noun (5 Words)

blade	A cut of beef from the shoulder blade. Cut cleanly using a sharp blade.
carver	The principal chair, with arms, in a set of dining chairs, intended for the person carving meat. An ivory carver.
cutter	Someone who cuts or carves stone. A support group for recovering cutters.
cutting tool	An excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine.
tongue	The tongue of an ox or lamb as food. He spoke with a thick tongue.

Knife as a Verb

Definitions of "Knife" as a verb

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

• Cut or move cleanly through something with a knife-like action.
• Use a knife on.
• Stab (someone) with a knife.

Synonyms of "Knife" as a verb (17 Words)

bayonet	Stab someone with a bayonet. Stragglers were bayoneted where they fell.
cut	Cut down on make a reduction in. Cut bourbon.
gouge	Obtain money by swindling or extortion. He d gouged wads out of Morty.
hack	Cut with a hacking tool. The patient with emphysema is hacking all day.
impale	Pierce with a sharp stake or point. The enemies were impaled and left to die.
lacerate	Tear or make deep cuts in (flesh or skin. Her true venom seems reserved for the media itself as she lacerates our obsession with celebrity.
pierce	(of a sharp pointed object) go into or through (something. I had to pierce another hole in my belt.
run through	Flee; take to one’s heels; cut and run.
skewer	Fasten together or pierce with a pin or skewer. Skewer the meat for the BBQ.
slash	Cut with a wide, sweeping movement, typically using a knife or sword. For what felt like hours we climbed behind the trackers slashing the undergrowth ahead.
spear	Pierce or strike with a spear or other pointed object. The branch speared up into the air.
spike	Bring forth a spike or spikes. His hair was matted and spiked with blood.
stab	Stab or pierce. A sharp end of wicker stabbed into his sole.
tear	Fill with tears or shed tears. Tear the paper.
transfix	Cause (someone) to become motionless with horror, wonder, or astonishment. She stared at him transfixed.
wound	Inflict a wound on. The sergeant was seriously wounded.

Usage Examples of "Knife" as a verb

• He was knifed to death during the argument.
• The victim was knifed to death.
• A shard of steel knifed through the mainsail.

Associations of "Knife" (30 Words)

awl	A small pointed tool used for piercing holes, especially in leather.
ax	Chop or split with an ax. The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it.
axe	Cut or strike with an axe especially violently or destructively. 2 500 staff were axed as part of a rationalization programme.
blade	Something long and thin resembling a blade of grass. Gay young blades bragged of their amorous adventures.
brandish	Move or swing back and forth. A man leaped out brandishing a knife.
chop	Form or shape by chopping. I ll hit him on the chops.
cleaver	A butcher’s knife having a large square blade. A meat cleaver.
clipper	Shears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the plural. The Cutty Sark a tea clipper built in 1869.
dagger	A moth with a dark dagger shaped marking on the forewing. He drew his dagger and stabbed the leader.
hack	An act of computer hacking. I m not very good at hacking but I ll give it my best.
hammer	The sport of throwing a hammer. The sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard.
hatchet	A small axe with a short handle for use in one hand.
impale	Pierce with a sharp stake or point. The impaled arms of her husband and her father.
lancet	A lancet arch or window. A lancet clock.
microtome	Scientific instrument that cuts thin slices of something for microscopic examination.
pointed	Having a sharpened or tapered tip or end. A pointed critique.
poke	Poke or thrust abruptly. They sniffed felt and poked at everything they bought.
prickle	Cause a prickling sensation. She prickled at the implication that she had led a protected life.
scabbard	A sheath for the blade of a sword or dagger, typically made of leather or metal. A ceremonial sword hung at his side in a gilded scabbard.
scissor	Of a person s legs move in a way resembling the action of scissors. He was still hanging on scissoring his legs uselessly.
scissors	Denoting an action in which two things cross each other or open and close like the blades of a pair of scissors. A dummy scissors from David Thomas deceived the opposition.
sharp	A long thin sewing needle with a sharp point. The scene was as sharp and clear in his mind as a film.
sharpen	Make or become sharp or sharper. We had to sharpen our arguments.
slit	Form one s eyes into slits squint. Give me the truth or I will slit your throat.
spear	Thrust up like a spear. Smoked salmon wrapped around asparagus spears.
stab	A wound made by stabbing. He took a stab at forecasting.
steak	A thick slice of steak or other high quality meat or fish. A plate of steak and chips.
sword	A cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard. Not many perished by the sword.
trident	A three-pronged spear, especially as an attribute of Poseidon (Neptune) or Britannia.
whet	Sharpen by rubbing as on a whetstone. He swallowed his two dozen oysters as a whet.