Synonyms of brandishes

brandishes

verb

present tense third-person singular of brandish

as in waves

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

• waves
• announces
• advertises
• produces
• proclaims
• exposes
• unveils
• flaunts
• exhibits
• displays
• flourishes
• posts
• flashes
• airs
• publicizes
• heralds
• struts
• shows
• reveals
• parades
• discovers
• sports
• divulges
• trumpets
• broadcasts
• shows off
• bares
• uncovers
• sounds
• blazes
• disports
• unmasks
• lays out
• placards
• tells (of)
• talks (about)
• uncloaks

Dissimilar Words

• masks
• disguises
• conceals
• camouflages
• obscures
• hides
• covers
• occludes
• curtains
• shrouds
• veils
• enshrouds
• occults

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of brandishes

Emma Mackey’s White Witch opens her eyes, flies in metallic couture, brandishes a sword, and rides wildly through London on a horse while the ’70s rock blares in the background. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026

Kung Po Iberico Pork gets sweetness from the apple but still brandishes that spice. — Connie Ogle july 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

No Elliot Stabler wannabe brandishes fists in her face. — Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 24 Mar. 2026

Christa gleefully brandishes a page she’s ripped out of the phonebook that has her childhood address on it. — Hazlitt, 10 Dec. 2025

Harrelson brandishes that anything-goes leer that never gets old. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025

The actor playing Brown wears a red hooded sweatshirt and brandishes a pocket knife similar to the one police say Brown used to fatally stab Zarutska. — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025

When a trompo taco is ordered, a cook brandishes a knife of ferocious sharpness, shaving a thin, broad piece large enough to overhang the corn tortilla it’s laid upon. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025