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

Spinning blades get tangled in vegetation, stir up sediment, and simply scare away the fish researchers are trying to observe. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2026

According to Britannica, one of the fan blades in the rear engine had cracked and disintegrated, leading to engine failure. — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

Cool-season lawns vigorously expand their roots and blades in spring and fall, making these the best times to fertilize them. — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2026

It’s powered by an Intel chip and uses a similar dual-fan cooling design to the Predator Atlas 8 — with one metal fan and one plastic — though the blades on the metal element are thinner than before. — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 2 Sep. 2026

Musk said SpaceX is developing in-house casting for natural gas turbine blades and vanes, which is Howmet's turf. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

One recent breakthrough in ground testing involved the larger rotor blades that will fly on the SkyFall helicopters. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026

Printed via silk screen onto paper, the images sit on aluminum backings that extend above and below them like blades. — Caitlín Doherty, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

The easiest way to distinguish crabgrass from other grasses is its blades, which Roger May, director of operations support at TruGreen, says are light green and typically grow flat instead of upright. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 31 Aug. 2026