Synonyms of javelins

javelins

noun

plural of javelin

as in spears

a weapon with a long straight handle and sharp head or blade

from atop his horse the warrior hurled a javelin that pierced the chest of his hapless foe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spears
• lances
• pike
• darts
• shafts
• spikes
• halberds
• pikestaffs
• harpoons
• tridents
• gaffs
• leisters

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of javelins

Humans have been throwing javelins for a few hundred thousand years, yet performance has largely plateaued. — R. Alexander Bentley, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026

The Tofinu took refuge in the lagoons along the Bight of Benin, a core area of the slave trade, venturing forth in canoes with harpoons, javelins, and swords to fight off raiders from powerful nearby kingdoms. — Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026

The flowers and ferns of the Mani hills—purple spears, white arrows, feathery javelins—slowly flatten into the horizon. — Antonia Quirke, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 May 2024