Synonyms of baton

baton

noun

bə-ˈtän 

as in cane

a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment

the detainee claimed that the police had beat him with their batons even after he had been shackled

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cane
• mace
• nightstick
• truncheon
• bat
• cudgel
• rod
• mallet
• bludgeon
• hammer
• billy
• staff
• bastinado
• club
• billy club
• shillelagh
• waddy
• rung
• birch
• sap
• rattan
• knobkerrie
• gavel
• hickory
• maul
• sledgehammer
• beetle
• stave
• switch
• crook
• crosier
• blackjack
• walking stick
• crabstick
• whangee

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of baton

Then, the riot police charged into protesters with batons and shields. — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2026

In 1979, de Halden accepted an invitation to take up the baton of festival head at the Berlin Film Festival, leaving his wife to lead Nyon with his support until 1993. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 7 July 2026

Videos showed police beating back agitators with batons and deploying anti-riot ordnance as the demonstrators chanted against the country's conservative Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in a massive political rally. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

The officers hit him with a baton and shocked him seven times. — Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 30 June 2026