Synonyms of sword

sword 1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈsȯrd 

as in blade

a hand weapon with a length of metal sharpened on one or both sides and usually tapered to a sharp point

once upon a time dueling with swords was the gentlemanly way to settle a point of honor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blade
• steel
• sabre
• saber
• broadsword
• scimitar
• rapier
• brand
• cutlass
• smallsword

swords

2 of 2

noun (2)

plural of sword

as in blades

a hand weapon with a length of metal sharpened on one or both sides and usually tapered to a sharp point

once upon a time dueling with swords was the gentlemanly way to settle a point of honor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blades
• steels
• sabres
• sabers
• broadswords
• brands
• scimitars
• cutlasses
• rapiers
• smallswords

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sword

Noun

Authorities said Timothy Morgan stabbed his wife multiple times with a plastic sword and struck her in the head with pliers. —Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2025

The Detroit Police Department has launched an investigation after a man walked into the 11th Precinct police station and confessed to killing his wife with a sword. —Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025

Noun

The original sense likely referred to something flat and thin, like a leaf, and later extended to the cutting edges of knives, swords, and other tools. —Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024

Seymour and her colleagues also found other artifacts at the site, including crossbow bolts, lead bullets, swords, daggers, chain mail and plate armor. —Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024