Synonyms of blades

blades

noun

plural of blade

1

as in swords

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

dueled with blades rather than guns

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swords
• steels
• brands
• sabers
• scimitars
• rapiers
• cutlasses
• broadswords
• smallswords

2

as in knives

an instrument with a metal length that has a sharp edge for cutting

used a small blade to cut the rope

Synonyms & Similar Words

• knives
• cutters
• swords
• daggers
• shanks
• shivs
• bayonets
• cleavers
• machetes
• steels
• cutlasses
• pocketknives
• sabers
• stylets
• switchblades
• poniards
• rapiers
• stilettos
• bolos
• sheath knives
• dirks
• bodkins
• scalpels
• hacks
• yataghans
• switch knives
• bowie knifes
• jackknives

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blades

In wider containers, those can sit just out of the blades’ reach. — Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

The razors-and-blades model, but for drugs Doctors didn’t embrace the drug-device combination right away. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026

Supply chain bottlenecks, and specifically SpaceX's efforts to make turbine vanes and blades in-house, may be another topic of discussion. — Kevin Stankiewicz,zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2026

The force of the helicopter blades pummeled the water, whipping up spray and turbulence. — Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

The 1990 Tim Burton classic stars a youthful Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder — then still a celebrity couple — in the touching story of an artificial man with blades for hands. — Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Its compressor uses components known as blisks, in which the blades and central disk are manufactured as a single piece. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026

Add-ons include a handy ferro rod pendant for campers, a 20-piece bit set, and replacement graphite tips and blades. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2026

Mowing crews that went from one customer’s yard to another spread the disease on their mower blades before it was discovered that that was a main means of transmission. — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026