Synonyms of brandished

brandished

verb

past tense of brandish

as in waved

to put into view in a threatening or excited manner

She brandished a stick at the dog.

brandished a petition signed by hundreds of town residents

Related Words

• waved
• announced
• produced
• posted
• flashed
• exhibited
• proclaimed
• exposed
• displayed
• paraded
• advertised
• flourished
• unveiled
• sported
• flaunted
• strutted
• aired
• showed
• trumpeted
• heralded
• blazed
• broadcast
• publicized
• sounded
• placarded
• revealed
• showed off
• laid out
• told (of)
• bared
• divulged
• discovered
• talked (about)
• disported
• uncovered
• unmasked
• uncloaked

Dissimilar Words

• disguised
• masked
• camouflaged
• concealed
• covered
• hid
• veiled
• shrouded
• obscured
• occluded
• curtained
• enshrouded
• occulted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of brandished

During the traffic stop, the suspect reportedly brandished a knife. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Reidman’s database includes incidents in which in a gun is fired, brandished or in which a bullet strikes K-12 school property. — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

This much-more capable version of the code-writing tool further brandished Anthropic's frontier image. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Prosecutors allege Mejia approached Mercedes and brandished a knife. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Three more yellow cards were brandished to take the tally in the friendly to six. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026

According to the victim, one suspect pointed a silver handgun at him while the second suspect brandished a knife. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

On this day in 1960, one of the most shocking and iconic Cold War moments unfolded when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev brandished and banged his shoe at the United Nations. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026

Havas never brandished a weapon during the incident, the incident report said. — Henry J. Gomez, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026