Need another word that means the same as “sword”? Find 3 synonyms and 30 related words for “sword” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Sword” are: blade, brand, steel
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “sword” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| blade | A cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard. Cut cleanly using a sharp blade. |
| brand | A brand name. There s a new brand of hero in the movies now. |
| steel | A rod of roughened steel on which knives are sharpened. A steel will. |
| aegis | The protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization. The negotiations were conducted under the aegis of the UN. |
| armor | Equip with armor. |
| blade | A cut of beef from the shoulder blade. A blade of lint on his suit. |
| bow | A single passage of a bow over the strings of an instrument. The techniques by which the pieces were bowed. |
| brandish | Move or swing back and forth. Brandish a sword. |
| cudgel | Beat 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. |
| defend | Fight against or resist strongly. We shall defend our island whatever the cost. |
| defense | Military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies. He offered a persuasive defense of the theory. |
| escutcheon | (nautical) a plate on a ship’s stern on which the name is inscribed. |
| gauntlet | To offer or accept a challenge. Threw down the gauntlet. |
| gig | A light, fast, narrow boat adapted for rowing or sailing. They played a gig in New Jersey. |
| helmet | A hard or padded protective hat, various types of which are worn by soldiers, police officers, motorcyclists, sports players, and others. |
| impale | Display (a coat of arms) side by side with another on the same shield, separated by a vertical line. The enemies were impaled and left to die. |
| javelin | The athletic sport of throwing a javelin. His nearest rival in the javelin. |
| joust | Joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback. The king and the young knights at court passed their time in jousts tournaments and the chase. |
| knife | Cut or move cleanly through something with a knife like action. A shard of steel knifed through the mainsail. |
| knight | A chess piece typically with its top shaped like a horse s head that moves by jumping to the opposite corner of a rectangle two squares by three Each player starts the game with two knights. In all your quarrels I will be your knight. |
| lance | A weapon resembling a lance used in hunting fish or whales. Lance a boil. |
| lancet | A lancet arch or window. A lancet clock. |
| mace | An official who carries a mace of office. |
| protection | Protection money paid to criminals especially on a regular basis. Protection money. |
| safety | A defensive back who plays in a deep position. Insure the safety of the children. |
| scabbard | A sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet. A ceremonial sword hung at his side in a gilded scabbard. |
| shield | A sporting trophy shaped like a shield consisting of an engraved metal plate mounted on a piece of wood. These people have been completely shielded from economic forces. |
| spear | Thrust up like a spear. Spear fish. |
| transfix | To render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe. A field mouse is transfixed by the curved talons of an owl. |
| trident | A spear with three prongs. |
| watchman | A guard who keeps watch. A night watchman. |
| weapon | A thing designed or used for inflicting bodily harm or physical damage. Nuclear weapons. |
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