silverware

noun

sil·​ver·​ware ˈsil-vər-ˌwer 

1

: silver plate sense 1

2

: flatware

Synonyms of silverware

• silver
• flatware
• knife

Examples of silverware in a Sentence

The team has gone two seasons without winning any silverware.

we keep the silverware in a separate drawer

Recent Examples on the Web

Hurzeler is probably safe for the rest of the season before a summer review of how things stand for a club with ambitions to build on reaching Europe for the first time in 2022-23 by competing regularly in the top half of the table and for their first domestic silverware. —Andy Naylor, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026

Dishes Plates, silverware, trays, glasses, mixing bowls, casserole dishes, and even cast-iron pans probably line the shelves of your nearby thrift store. —Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026

That made kid gloves the perfect choice for a servant handling fine silverware, where even a fingerprint could spoil the dinner presentation. —Scott Neuman, NPR, 4 Feb. 2026

Pawn and coin shop owners across the country tell CNN that more people than ever before are coming to sell gold or silver bars, bullions, silverware or broken jewelry. —Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for silverware

• aftercare
• anywhere
• billionaire
• chinaware
• debonair
• dinnerware
• disrepair
• doctrinaire
• earthenware
• everywhere
• frigidaire
• kitchenware

Kids Definition

silverware

noun

sil·​ver·​ware -ˌwa(ə)r 

-ˌwe(ə)r

1

: tableware made of or plated with silver

2

: silver entry 1 sense 2c