Synonyms of batons

batons

noun

plural of baton

as in canes

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

• canes
• truncheons
• nightsticks
• mallets
• maces
• rods
• bats
• cudgels
• staffs
• bludgeons
• clubs
• shillelaghs
• billies
• hammers
• billy clubs
• bastinadoes
• staves
• waddies
• rungs
• saps
• birches
• blackjacks
• knobkerries
• beetles
• sledgehammers
• rattans
• mauls
• hickories
• gavels
• switches
• crooks
• crabsticks
• walking sticks
• crosiers
• whangees

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of batons

For 15 minutes, officers used batons and stun guns to subdue King. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

The police attacked them with batons, tear gas, and pellet guns. — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026

Moroccan forces beat back crowds with batons and tear gas at the gates to Ceuta, trying to prevent more from storming across into the tiny Spanish territory that juts on a spit of sandy land into the Mediterranean from Morocco. — Michael Francis Gore, USA Today, 31 July 2026

Tensions escalated after protesters marching toward Parliament were met with a police crackdown earlier in the week, with officers using batons and tear gas to disperse crowds. — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

The demonstrations have become one of the most persistent challenges to Modi’s government in recent years, with thousands returning to the streets even after police used tear gas and batons to disperse marchers. — ABC News, 25 July 2026

The demonstrations became one of the most persistent challenges to Modi’s government in recent years, with thousands returning to the streets even after police used tear gas and batons to disperse marchers. — Sheikh Saaliq, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

On Monday, as CJP representatives held an initial round of talks with a senior government official, police used batons and tear gas in an attempt to stop demonstrators from marching toward the parliament. — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 24 July 2026

Rahul Gandhi was criticizing the authorities’ use of tear gas and batons on Monday against thousands of protesters who were demanding changes to India’s education system. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 21 July 2026