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

Clean energy producers can print large-scale tooling to mold massive composite wind turbine blades. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026

Cress added that while this type of model helicopter boasts a light, single-engine design that is usually trustworthy, the chopper’s blades can lose their momentum in rotation immediately if there is engine failure. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

The light design of the rotors also means that if there is an engine failure, the light blades can lose their momentum in rotation quickly, Cress said. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

In fact, doing so can actually make the grass seed stick to grass blades instead of making contact with the soil. — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 17 Sep. 2026

Careers were boosted, dark horses gained traction and blades were sharpened. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

And after all my time testing knives, the blades that became my go-tos have surprised me. — Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026

Keep your mower blades high so the grass is around 3 inches high. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2026

The Apple 18 Pro's new 48 megapixel Fusion main camera has a physical aperture made of six laser cut blades thinner than a human hair. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026