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

In July, Manila accused Chinese forces of firing water cannons at government vessels near Scarborough Shoal and striking a Philippine Navy staff member in the head with a wooden baton during an encounter at Second Thomas Shoal. — Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Gorbachev was in the front with his translator, Pavel Palazchenko, who had taken the baton from Viktor Sukhodrev, a sort of godfather of translation. — Taryn Simon, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026

Wasteful shows can survive when the creator is untouchable, but once that baton has been passed, waste won’t fly. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026

Police responded with tear gas and smoke bombs, batons and shields. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026