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

Specialists are now studying the turbine blades to determine how they were manufactured and whether Russia has mastered single-crystal casting for cruise missile propulsion. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026

At Water & Salt, that ice, made with alkaline water, is inserted into machines that use sharp blades to turn it into delicate snow. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

If the blades of a propeller spin rapidly in a simple fluid, for example, the fluid on one side of the blade can slosh much faster than the fluid on the other, leading to a drop in pressure on that side. — Rohini Subrahmanyam, Quanta Magazine, 10 July 2026

The chinch bugs suck sap from the blades of grass and inject a toxin that causes the grass to turn yellow, then brown, and eventually die. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 July 2026

Now Gauff and her next opponent, Karolina Muchova, face off Thursday for a chance to transform their mutually uneasy relationships with the green blades beneath their feet into the biggest grass-court breakthrough of their careers. — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Attorney General alleges over 3,000 blades created unpermitted disposal sites. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 7 July 2026

In other words, fuzzy fan blades and dusty glass bulbs may be doing more than making your home look dirty. — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026