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

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

In a utensil drawer, four knives were seen with food residue on the blades. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 16 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

Razor innovation has historically focused on blades, but Skaura’s One rethinks the handle instead. — Nina Derwin, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Previously, the Department of Interior has cited concerns about the impact turbine blades can have on military radar in its efforts to halt offshore wind development. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026

Along some stretches of highway unused turbine blades line the roadsides like giant, fiberglass elephant tusks. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Why turbine blades are difficult to recycle A wind turbine typically has a service life of around 20–30 years. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026

The jail has issued inmates Android tablets and Englert says some have turned the heat shields into blades. — Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026