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

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

The day before fertilization, water your lawn thoroughly and also hydrate it afterward to make sure any fertilizer sticking to the blades washes into the soil. — Mallory Carra, The Spruce, 11 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

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